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Subfactor — In the theory of von Neumann algebras, a subfactor of a factor M is a subalgebra that is a factor and contains 1. The theory of subfactors led to the discovery of the Jones polynomial in knot theory.Index of a subfactorUsually M is taken to be a… … Wikipedia
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John von Neumann — Von Neumann redirects here. For other uses, see Von Neumann (disambiguation). The native form of this personal name is Neumann János. This article uses the Western name order. John von Neumann … Wikipedia
Von Neumann algebra — In mathematics, a von Neumann algebra or W* algebra is a * algebra of bounded operators on a Hilbert space that is closed in the weak operator topology and contains the identity operator. They were originally introduced by John von Neumann,… … Wikipedia
Hyperfinite type II factor — In mathematics, there are up to isomorphism exactly two hyperfinite type II factors; one infinite and one finite. Murray and von Neumann proved that up to isomorphism there is a unique von Neumann algebra that is a factor of type II1 and also… … Wikipedia
Vaughan Jones — Infobox Scientist box width = name = Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones image size = caption = Vaughan Jones in 2007 birth date = Birth date and age|1952|12|31 birth place = Gisborne, New Zealand death date = death place = residence = citizenship =… … Wikipedia
Planar algebra — In mathematics, planar algebras first appeared in the work of Vaughan Jones on the standard invariant of a II1 subfactor [http://www.math.berkeley.edu/ vfr/plnalg1.ps] . They also provide an appropriate algebraic framework for many knot… … Wikipedia
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