Gelfand–Naimark–Segal construction

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:GNS_construction
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:C*-algebras
gptkbp:constructs cyclic representation
gptkbp:field functional analysis
operator algebras
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gelfand–Naimark–Segal construction
gptkbp:introducedIn 1943
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Israel_Gelfand
gptkb:Irving_Segal
gptkb:Mark_Naimark
gptkbp:purpose constructs a representation of a C*-algebra from a state
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hilbert_space
representation theory
state (functional analysis)
gptkbp:usedIn mathematical physics
quantum mechanics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Israel_Gelfand
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4