“Zur algebra der funktionaloperationen und theorie der normalen operatoren.” Offprint from Mathematische Annalen, Vol. 102, No. 3, pp. 370-427

by John Von Neumann

$4,500 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

Berlin: Julius Springer, 1929. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. An excellent copy. Item #19335 First printing, the first introduction of Von Neumann’s “Algebra of functional operations and theory of normal operators,” thereafter referred to as Von Neumann algebras. This is von Neumann’s paper on the spectral theorem for normal operators, with detailed discussion of the weakly closed *-subalgebra

• Printing: first
• Binding: Wrappers

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