Schlagwortarchiv: von Neumann algebras

Every primitive ideal of a C*-algebra is closed and prime. A long-standing problem of Dixmier asked whether the converse holds, and this was settled by Weaver in 2003, when he gave the first example [1] of a prime C*-algebra that is not primitive. Between primitive ideals and closed prime ideals lies the class of factor…

Question: Let be a C*-algebra that is complemented in its bidual by a *-homomorphism, that is, there exists a *-homomorphism such that for all . Is a von Neumann algebra? The converse is true: Let be a von Neumann algebra. Then has a (unique) isometric predual . Let be the natural inclusion of the Banach…