Characterization of JBW-algebras with strongly facially symmetric predual space (Q2192010): Difference between revisions

\textit{Y. Friedman} and \textit{B. Russo} [Pac. J. Math. 137, No. 1, 123--144 (1989; Zbl 0679.46048)] proved that the predual space of a complex von Neumann algebra and of more general JB*-triples is a neutral strongly facially symmetric space. They mentioned that it seems doubtful that the predual space of a real JBW*-triple is a facially symmetric space. In this paper, the authors prove that the predual space of a JBW-algebra is a strongly facially symmetric space if and only if the algebra is the direct sum of an abelian algebra and an algebra of type~I\(_{2}\).