Added setup for GNS.

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Bokuan Li
2026-07-09 12:36:43 -04:00
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The above setup implies that for every $y \in \ol{\Phi(A)} \cap B_{sa}$, there exists $z \in A_{sa}$ such that $\norm{y - \Phi(z)}_{B} \le \norm{y}_B/2$, and $\norm{z}_A \le 2\norm{y}_B$. By the \hyperref[method of successive approximations]{theorem:successive-approximation}, $\phi(A_{sa}) = \ol{\Phi(A)} \cap B_{sa}$. Therefore $\Phi(A) = \ol{\Phi(A)}$.
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\begin{definition}[Representation of $C^*$-Algebra]
\label{definition:representation-cstar-algebra}
Let $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra, then a \textbf{representation} of $A$ is a pair $(H, \pi)$, where $H$ is a Hilbert space, and $\pi: A \to B(H)$ is a *-homomorphism.
\end{definition}
\begin{definition}[Unitary Equivalence]
\label{definition:representation-unitary-equivalent}
Let $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra and $(H_1, \pi_1), (H_2, \pi_2)$ be representations of $A$, then $(H_1, \pi_1)$ and $(H_2, \pi_2)$ are \textbf{unitarily equivalent} if there exists an isometry $U \in L(H_1; H_2)$ such that the following diagram commutes
\[
\xymatrix{
H_1 \ar@{->}[r]^{U} \ar@{->}[d]_{\pi_1(x)} & H_2 \ar@{->}[d]^{\pi_2(x)} \\
H_1 & H_2 \ar@{->}[l]^{U^*}
}
\]
for all $x \in A$.
\end{definition}