This book is an introductory text on one of the most important fields of Mathematics, the theory of operator algebras. It offers a readable exposition of the basic concepts, techniques, structures and important results of operator algebras. Written in a self-contained manner, with an emphasis on understanding, it serves as an ideal text for graduate students.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Fundamentals of von Neumann algebras; fundamentals of C-algebras; tensor products of C-algebras; W-algebras; Abelian operator algebras; the classificaton of type (III) factors; Borel structures; the Borel spaces of von Neumann algebras; reduction theory; type I C-algebras; decomposition theory; (AF)-algebras; crossed products; Jones index theory.
