Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4591144 | Journal of Functional Analysis | 2010 | 22 Pages |
Abstract
We prove that every positive trace on a countably generated ∗-algebra can be approximated by positive traces on algebras of generic matrices. This implies that every countably generated tracial ∗-algebra can be embedded into a metric ultraproduct of generic matrix algebras. As a particular consequence, every finite von Neumann algebra with separable pre-dual can be embedded into an ultraproduct of tracial ∗-algebras, which as ∗-algebras embed into a matrix-ring over a commutative algebra.
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