A constructive proof of Gleason's theorem (Q1283029)

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A constructive proof of Gleason's theorem
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    A constructive proof of Gleason's theorem (English)
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    9 January 2000
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    Gleason's theorem states that any totally additive measure on the closed subspaces of a Hilbert space of dimension greater than two is given by a positive operator of trace class. \textit{R. Cooke}, \textit{M. Keane} and \textit{W. Moran} [Math. Proc. Camb. Philos. Soc. 98, 117-128 (1985; Zbl 0575.46051)] gave a proof that is elementary in the sense that unlike the original proof it doesn't appeal to the theory of representations of the orthogonal group. However, this elementary proof was nonconstructive. Therefore, the authors follow the general outline of Gleason's proof, modify some arguments of Cooke, Keane and Moran and give a constructive proof of Gleason's theorem.
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    measure on closed subspaces
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    trace class operator
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    representations of the orthogonal group
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    constructive proof of Gleason's theorem
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