Deformations of II_1 factors with applications to their structural theory

This work explores some aspects of the deformation/rigidity theory of II_1 factors. The work primarily addresses the deformation side of deformation/rigidity, developing techniques to accommodate natural deformations coming from geometry in order to study the structure of group and group-measure spa...

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Main Author: Sinclair, Thomas John
Other Authors: Jesse Peterson
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2011
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03222011-182237/