TY - BOOK AU - Takesaki, Masamichi, AU - Takesaki, Masamichi, TI - Theory of Operator Algebras I T2 - Encyclopaedia of mathematical sciences, v. 124 SN - 9783540422488 U1 - 512.55 TAk PY - 1979/// CY - New York PB - : Springer-Verlag, KW - Mathematics KW - Operator algebras KW - Algebra N1 - Fundaments of Banach Algebras and C*-Algebras.- Topologies and Density Theorems in Operator Algebras.- Conjugate Spaces.- Tensor Products of Operator Algebras and Direct Integrals.- Types of von Neumann Algebras and Traces.- Appendix: Polish Spaces and Standard Borel Spaces N2 - Since its inception by von Neumann 70 years ago, the theory of operator algebras has become a rapidly developing area of importance for the understanding of many areas of mathematics and theoretical physics ER -