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arxiv: 1901.10711 · v1 · pith:4GDAUCXEnew · submitted 2019-01-30 · 🧮 math.OA

A note on commutators in algebras of unbounded operators

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We show that the identity is the sum of two commutators in the algebra of all operators affiliated with a von Neumann algebra of type II$_1$, settling a question, in the negative, that had puzzled a number of us.

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