The
Lp-space
Lp(
M, η) for a von Neumann algebra
M with reference to its cyclic and separating vector η in the standard representation Hilbert space
H of
M is constructed either as a subset of
H (for 2{≤}
p{≤}∞), or as the completion of
H (for 1{≤}
p{≤}2) with an explicitly defined
Lp-norm. The Banach spaces
Lp(
M, η) for different reference vector η (with the same
p) are isomorphic.
Any
Lp element has a polar decomposition where the positive part
Lp+(
M, η) is defined to be either the intersection with the positive cone
Vη1/(2p) (for 2{≤}
p{≤}∞) or the completion of the positive cone
Vη1/(2p) (for 1{≤}
p<2). Any positive element has an interpretation as the (1/
p)
th power ω
1/p of an ω∈
M*+ with its
Lp-norm given by ||ω||
1/p.
Product of an
Lp element and an
Lq element is explicitly defined as an
Lr element with
r−1=
p−1+
q−1 provided that 1{≤}
r, and the Hölder inequality is proved.
The
Lp-space constructed here is isomorphic to those defined by Haagerup, Hilsum, and Kosaki.
As a corollary, any normal state of
M is shown to have one and only one vector representative in the positive cone
Vηα for each α∈[0, 1/4].
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