Additive derivations on algebras of measurable operators

Abstract

Given a von Neumann algebra $M$ we introduce so called central extension $mix(M)$ of $M$. We show that $mix(M)$ is a *-subalgebra in the algebra $LS(M)$ of all locally measurable operators with respect to $M,$ and this algebra coincides with $LS(M)$ if and only if $M$ does not admit type II direct summands. We prove that if $M$ is a properly infinite von Neumann algebra then every additive derivation on the algebra $mix(M)$ is inner. This implies that on the algebra $LS(M)$, where $M$ is a type I${}_{\infty }$ or a type III von Neumann algebra, all additive derivations are inner derivations.

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• Derivations in algebras of operator-valued functions