Download or read book Fundamentals of the Theory of Operator Algebras. Volume II written by Richard V. Kadison and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume two of the two-volume set (see ISBN 0-8218-0819-2) covers the comparison theory of projection, normal states and unitary equivalence of von Newmann algebras, the trade, algebra and commutant, special representation of C*-algebras, tensor products, approximation by matrix algebras, crossed products, and direct integrals and decompositions. Originally published by Academic Press in 1986. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR