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1 Prologue: The Algebraic Approach to Quantum Theories |
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7 | (32) |
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2.1 *-Algebras: Definitions and Examples |
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7 | (5) |
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2.2 Constructions with *-Algebras |
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12 | (5) |
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17 | (3) |
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2.4 Positive Functionals and States on Complex *-Algebras |
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20 | (3) |
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2.5 Positive Functionals on Real *-Algebras |
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23 | (2) |
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2.6 Characters of Unital Algebras |
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25 | (3) |
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2.7 Hermitian Characters of Unital *-Algebras |
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28 | (5) |
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2.8 Hermitian and Symmetric *-Algebras |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (3) |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (20) |
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3.1 O*-Algebras and Their Graph Topologies |
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39 | (5) |
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44 | (5) |
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3.3 Trace Functionals on O*-Algebras |
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49 | (5) |
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3.4 The Mittag-Leffler Lemma |
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54 | (3) |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (34) |
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4.1 Basic Concepts on *-Representations |
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59 | (8) |
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4.2 Domains of Representations in Terms of Generators |
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67 | (6) |
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4.3 Invariant Subspaces and Reducing Subspaces |
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73 | (4) |
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77 | (5) |
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4.5 Examples of GNS Representations |
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82 | (3) |
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4.6 Positive Semi-definite Functions on Groups |
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85 | (3) |
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4.7 Pathologies with Unbounded Representations |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (2) |
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5 Positive Linear Functionals |
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93 | (28) |
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5.1 Ordering of Positive Functionals |
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93 | (4) |
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5.2 Orthogonal Positive Functionals |
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97 | (2) |
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5.3 The Transition Probability of Positive Functionals |
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99 | (5) |
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5.4 Examples of Transition Probabilities |
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104 | (6) |
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5.5 A Radon-Nikodym Theorem for Positive Functionals |
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110 | (3) |
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5.6 Extremal Decomposition of Positive Functionals |
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113 | (4) |
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5.7 Quadratic Modules and *-Representations |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (2) |
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6 Representations of Tensor Algebras |
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121 | (16) |
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121 | (2) |
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6.2 Positive Functionals on Tensor Algebras |
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123 | (2) |
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6.3 Operations with Positive Functionals |
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125 | (2) |
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6.4 Representations of Free Field Type |
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127 | (2) |
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6.5 Topological Tensor Algebras |
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129 | (5) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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7 Intert able Representations of Commutative *-Algebras |
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137 | (16) |
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7.1 Some Auxiliary Operator-Theoretic Results |
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137 | (2) |
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7.2 "Bad" Representations of the Polynomial Algebra C[ xi,*2] |
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139 | (3) |
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7.3 Integrable Representations of Commutative *-Algebras |
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142 | (6) |
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7.4 Spectral Measures of Integrable Representations |
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148 | (3) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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8 The Weyl Algebra and the Canonical Commutation Relation |
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153 | (34) |
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154 | (3) |
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8.2 The Operator Equation AA* =A*A + I |
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157 | (5) |
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8.3 The Bargmann-Fock Representation of the Weyl Algebra |
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162 | (2) |
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8.4 The Schrodinger Representation of the Weyl Algebra |
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164 | (5) |
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8.5 The Stone-von Neumann Theorem |
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169 | (4) |
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8.6 A Resolvent Approach to Schrodinger Pairs |
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173 | (3) |
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8.7 The Uncertainty Principle |
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176 | (2) |
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8.8 The Groenewold-van Hove Theorem |
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178 | (5) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (3) |
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9 Integrable Representations of Enveloping Algebras |
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187 | (38) |
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9.1 Preliminaries on Lie Groups and Enveloping Algebras |
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188 | (1) |
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9.2 Infinitesimal Representations of Unitary Representations |
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189 | (7) |
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9.3 The Graph Topology of the Infinitesimal Representation |
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196 | (3) |
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199 | (11) |
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9.4.1 Preliminaries on Elliptic Operators |
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199 | (5) |
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9.4.2 Main Results on Elliptic Elements |
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204 | (1) |
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9.4.3 Applications of Elliptic Elements |
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205 | (5) |
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210 | (2) |
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212 | (5) |
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9.6.1 Analytic Vectors for Single Operators |
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213 | (2) |
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9.6.2 Analytic Vectors for Unitary Representations |
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215 | (1) |
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9.6.3 Exponentiation of Representations of Enveloping Algebras |
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216 | (1) |
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9.7 Analytic Vectors and Unitary Representations of SL(2,R) |
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217 | (4) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (3) |
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10 Archimedean Quadratic Modules and Positivstellensatze |
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225 | (26) |
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10.1 Archimedean Quadratic Modules and Bounded Elements |
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225 | (6) |
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10.2 Representations of *-Algebras with Archimedean Quadratic Modules |
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231 | (2) |
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10.3 Stellensatze for Archimedean Quadratic Modules |
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233 | (2) |
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10.4 Application to Matrix Algebras of Polynomials |
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235 | (2) |
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10.5 A Bounded *-Algebra Related to the Weyl Algebra |
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237 | (4) |
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10.6 A Positivstellensatz for the Weyl Algebra |
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241 | (3) |
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10.7 A Theorem About the Closedness of the Cone A2 |
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244 | (4) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (2) |
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11 The Operator Relation XX* = F(X*X) |
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251 | (32) |
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11.1 A Prelude: Power Partial Isometries |
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252 | (2) |
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11.2 The Operator Relation AB = BF(A) |
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254 | (4) |
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11.3 Strong Solutions of the Relation XX* = F(X*X) |
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258 | (3) |
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11.4 Finite-Dimensional Representations |
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261 | (4) |
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11.5 Infinite-Dimensional Representations |
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265 | (5) |
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11.6 The Hermitian Quantum Plane |
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270 | (3) |
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11.7 The q-Oscillator Algebra |
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273 | (3) |
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11.8 The Real Quantum Plane |
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276 | (4) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (2) |
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12 Induced *-Representations |
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283 | (18) |
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12.1 Conditional Expectations |
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283 | (5) |
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12.2 Induced *-Representations |
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288 | (4) |
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12.3 Induced Representations of Group Graded *-Algebras from Hermitian Characters |
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292 | (5) |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (2) |
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13 Well-Behaved Representations |
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301 | (18) |
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13.1 Well-Behaved Representations of Some Group Graded *-Algebras |
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302 | (2) |
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13.2 Representations Associated with *-Algebras of Fractions |
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304 | (6) |
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13.3 Application to the Weyl Algebra |
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310 | (2) |
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13.4 Compatible Pairs of *-Algebras |
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312 | (2) |
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13.5 Application to Enveloping Algebras |
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314 | (2) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (2) |
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14 Representations on Rigged Spaces and Hilbert C* -Modules |
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319 | (28) |
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319 | (5) |
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14.2 Weak Imprimitivity Bimodules |
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324 | (4) |
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14.3 Positive Semi-definite Riggings |
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328 | (3) |
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14.4 Imprimitivity Bimodules |
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331 | (3) |
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334 | (4) |
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14.6 Representations on Hilbert C*-modules |
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338 | (6) |
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344 | (1) |
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344 | (3) |
Appendix A Unbounded Operators on Hilbert Space |
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347 | (6) |
Appendix B C*-Algebras and Representations |
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353 | (4) |
Appendix C Locally Convex Spaces and Separation of Convex Sets |
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357 | (6) |
References |
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363 | (10) |
Index |
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373 | (6) |
Symbol Index |
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