Indexed by: Journal Article
Date of Publication: 2016-06-01
Journal: Canadian Mathematical Bulletin. Bulletin Canadien de Mathématiques
Included Journals: SCIE
Volume: 59
Issue: 2
Page Number: 326-339
ISSN: 0008-4395
Key Words: strongly irreducible operator; similarity invariant; reduction theory of von Neumann algebras; K-theory
Summary: In this paper, we develop a generalized Jordan canonical form theorem for a certain class of operators in L(H). A complete criterion for similarity for this class of operators in terms of K-theory for Banach algebras is given.