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We summarize and deepen recent results on the interplay between properties of states and the structure of von Neumann algebras. We treat Jauch–Piron states and the concept of independence in noncommutative probability theory.
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Hamhalter, J. States and Structure of von Neumann Algebras. International Journal of Theoretical Physics 43, 1561–1571 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:IJTP.0000048802.48271.b4
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