On noncommutative ergodic theorems for semigroup and free group actions

Abstract

In this article, we consider actions of \mathcal{Z}_+^d, \mathcal{R}_+^d and finitely generated free groups on a von Neumann algebras $M$ and prove a version of maximal ergodic inequality. Additionally, we establish non-commutative analogues of pointwise ergodic theorems for associated actions in the predual when M is finite.

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