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  • 1Spectrum of a C*-algebra — The spectrum of a C* algebra or dual of a C* algebra A, denoted Â, is the set of unitary equivalence classes of irreducible * representations of A. A * representation π of A on a Hilbert space H is irreducible if, and only if, there is no closed… …

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  • 2Gelfand representation — In mathematics, the Gelfand representation in functional analysis (named after I. M. Gelfand) has two related meanings:* a way of representing commutative Banach algebras as algebras of continuous functions; * the fact that for commutative C*… …

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  • 3Non-commutative harmonic analysis — In mathematics, non commutative harmonic analysis is the field in which results from Fourier analysis are extended to topological groups which are not commutative. Since for locally compact abelian groups have a well understood theory, Pontryagin …

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  • 4Noncommutative harmonic analysis — In mathematics, noncommutative harmonic analysis is the field in which results from Fourier analysis are extended to topological groups which are not commutative. Since for locally compact abelian groups have a well understood theory, Pontryagin… …

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  • 5Vector space — This article is about linear (vector) spaces. For the structure in incidence geometry, see Linear space (geometry). Vector addition and scalar multiplication: a vector v (blue) is added to another vector w (red, upper illustration). Below, w is… …

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  • 6Dirac delta function — Schematic representation of the Dirac delta function by a line surmounted by an arrow. The height of the arrow is usually used to specify the value of any multiplicative constant, which will give the area under the function. The other convention… …

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  • 7Closure operator — In mathematics, a closure operator on a set S is a function cl: P(S) → P(S) from the power set of S to itself which satisfies the following conditions for all sets X,Y ⊆ S. X ⊆ cl(X) (cl is extensive) X ⊆ Y implies cl(X) ⊆ cl(Y)   (cl… …

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  • 8List of mathematics articles (S) — NOTOC S S duality S matrix S plane S transform S unit S.O.S. Mathematics SA subgroup Saccheri quadrilateral Sacks spiral Sacred geometry Saddle node bifurcation Saddle point Saddle surface Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics Safe prime Safe… …

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  • 9Lp space — In mathematics, the Lp spaces are function spaces defined using a natural generalization of the p norm for finite dimensional vector spaces. They are sometimes called Lebesgue spaces, named after Henri Lebesgue (Dunford Schwartz 1958, III.3),… …

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  • 10Distribution (mathematics) — This article is about generalized functions in mathematical analysis. For the probability meaning, see Probability distribution. For other uses, see Distribution (disambiguation). In mathematical analysis, distributions (or generalized functions) …

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