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Continuous dependence on the initial data in the Kadison transitivity theorem and GNS construction
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- Award ID(s):
- 2055501
- PAR ID:
- 10425615
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Reviews in Mathematical Physics
- Volume:
- 34
- Issue:
- 09
- ISSN:
- 0129-055X
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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