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Characterizations of commutativity for C*-algebras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

M. J. Crabb ,
J. Duncan  and
C. M. McGregor
M. J. Crabb
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
J. Duncan
Affiliation:
University of Stirling
C. M. McGregor
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Let be a C*-algebra acting on the Hilbert space H and let be the self-adjoint elements of . The following characterization of commutativity is due to I. Kaplansky (see Dixmier [3, p. 58]).

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Glasgow Mathematical Journal , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , September 1974 , pp. 172 - 175
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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1974

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