The Douglas lemma for von Neumann algebras and some applications

Abstract: In this article, we discuss some applications of the well-known Douglas factorization lemma in the context of von Neumann algebras. Let

m a t h c a l B (m a t h s c r H)

denote the set of bounded operators on a complex Hilbert space

m a t h s c r H

, and

m a t h s c r R

be a von Neumann algebra acting on

m a t h s c r H

. We prove some new results about left (or, one-sided) ideals of von Neumann algebras; for instance, we show that every left ideal of

m a t h s c r R

can be realized as the intersection of a left ideal of

m a t h c a l B (m a t h s c r H)

with

m a t h s c r R

. We also generalize a result by Loebl and Paulsen (Linear Algebra Appl. 35 (1981), 63--78) pertaining to

C^{*}

-convex subsets of

m a t h c a l B (m a t h s c r H)

to the context of

m a t h s c r R

-bimodules.

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