The commutant of L(H) in its ultrapower may or may not be trivial

DOI10.1007/S00208-009-0448-ZzbMATH Open1200.46049arXiv0808.3763OpenAlexW2157104392MaRDI QIDQ976772FDOQ976772

Ilijas Farah, Juris Steprāns, N. Christopher Phillips

Publication date: 16 June 2010

Published in: Mathematische Annalen (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Kirchberg asked in 2004 whether the commutant of L(H)$ in its (norm) ultrapower is trivial. Assuming the Continnuum Hypothesis, we prove that the answer depends on the choice of the ultrafilter.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0808.3763

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zbMATH Keywords

commutantultrapower

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General theory of (C^*)-algebras (46L05) Continuum hypothesis and Martin's axiom (03E50)

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