Tomita-Takesaki Modular Theory
arXiv:math-ph/0511034
Abstract
We provide an brief overview of Tomita-Takesaki modular theory and some of its applications to mathematical physics. This is an article commissioned by the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics, edited by J.-P. Francoise, G. Naber and T.S. Tsun, to be published by the Elsevier publishing house.