diff --git a/src/op/vn/projection.tex b/src/op/vn/projection.tex index 5705ca0..f2eb34f 100644 --- a/src/op/vn/projection.tex +++ b/src/op/vn/projection.tex @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Let $H$ be a complex Hilbert space, $A \subset B(H)$ be a von Neumann algebra, $T \in A$, and $P, Q \in \text{Proj}(A)$ be orthogonal projections onto $\ol{T(H)}$ and $\ol{T^*(H)}$, respectively, then $P \sim Q$. \end{lemma} \begin{proof} - Let $T = VQ$ be the \hyperref[polar decomposition]{theorem:hilbert-polar-decomposition} of $T$, then $V$ is a partial isometry from $\ol{T^*(H)}$ to $\ol{T(H)}$. Since $V \in A$, $P \sim Q$. + Let $T = V|T|$ be the \hyperref[polar decomposition]{theorem:hilbert-polar-decomposition} of $T$, then $V$ is a partial isometry from $\ol{T^*(H)}$ to $\ol{T(H)}$. Since $V \in A$, $P \sim Q$. \end{proof} \begin{theorem}[Kaplansky's Formula] diff --git a/src/op/vn/type-decomp.tex b/src/op/vn/type-decomp.tex index 60f3a62..5b12165 100644 --- a/src/op/vn/type-decomp.tex +++ b/src/op/vn/type-decomp.tex @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ \begin{enumerate} \item[($\vnI$)] Let $P_1 = P'_{\vnI}(I - P_{\vnI})$, then by construction of $P_{\vnI}$, there exists no non-zero abelian projection $R \in \text{Proj}(A)$ with $R \le P_1$. As both $P_{\vnI}'$ and $(I - P_{\vnI})$ are central, $P_1 \in A_{\vnI}'$, so $P_1 = 0$ because $A_{\vnI}'$ is of type $\vnI$. Thus $P_{\vnI}' \le P_{\vnI}$. By symmetry, $P_{\vnI} = P_{\vnI}'$ and $A_{\vnI} = A_{\vnI}'$. \item[($\vnII$, $\vnIII$)] Let $P'_{\vnII} = P_{\vnII_1}' \oplus P_{\vnII_\infty}'$ and $P_2 = P'_{\vnII}(I - P_{\vnI} - P_{\vnII})$. By construction of $P_{\vnII}$, there exists no non-zero finite projection $R \in \text{Proj}(A)$ with $R \le P_2$. Since $P_2 \in A_{\vnII}'$ and $A_{\vnII}'$ is of type $\vnII$, $P_2 = 0$ and $P_{\vnII}' \le P_{\vnII}$. By symmetry, $P_{\vnII} = P_{\vnII}'$. Thus $P_{\vnIII} = P_{\vnIII}'$, $A_{\vnII} = A_{\vnII}'$, and $A_{\vnIII} = A_{\vnIII}'$. - \item[($\vnII_1$, $\vnII_\infty$)] Let $Q_2 = P'_{\vnII_1}(P_{\vnII} - P_{\vnII_1})$, then there exists no non-zero finite central projection $R \in \text{Proj}(A)$ with $R \le Q_2$. However, since $P'_{\vnII_1}$ is itself a central projection, every subprojection of $P'_{\vnII_1}$ is finite by (4) of \autoref{lemma:projection-types-gymnastics}, so $Q_2 = 0$, and $P_{\vnII_1}' \le P_{\vnII_1}$. By symmetry, $P_{\vnII_1}' = P_{\vnII_1}$. Therefore $P_{\vnII_\infty}' = P_{\vnII_\infty}$, $A_{\vnII_1}' = A_{\vnII_1}$, and $A_{\vnII_\infty}' = A_{\vnII_\infty}$. + \item[($\vnII_1$, $\vnII_\infty$)] Let $Q_2 = P'_{\vnII_1}(P_{\vnII} - P_{\vnII_1})$, then there exists no non-zero finite central projection $R \in \text{Proj}(A)$ with $R \le Q_2$. However, since $A_{\vnII_1}'$ is of type $\vnII_1$, $P'_{\vnII_1}$ is itself a finite projection, and every subprojection of $P'_{\vnII_1}$ is finite by (4) of \autoref{lemma:projection-types-gymnastics}. Thus $Q_2 = 0$ and $P_{\vnII_1}' \le P_{\vnII_1}$. By symmetry, $P_{\vnII_1}' = P_{\vnII_1}$. Therefore $P_{\vnII_\infty}' = P_{\vnII_\infty}$, $A_{\vnII_1}' = A_{\vnII_1}$, and $A_{\vnII_\infty}' = A_{\vnII_\infty}$. \end{enumerate} \end{proof}