Convergence in Measure and τ-Compactness of τ-Measurable Operators, Affiliated with a Semifinite von Neumann Algebra

Abstract

Let τ be a faithful normal semifinite trace on a von Neumann algebra. We establish the Leibniz criterion for sign-alternating series of τ-measurable operators and present an analogue of the criterion of series “sandwich” series for τ-measurable operators. We prove a refinement of this criterion for the τ-compact case. In terms of measure convergence topology, the criterion of τ-compactness of an arbitrary τ-measurable operator is established. We also give a sufficient condition of 1) τ-compactness of the commutator of a τ-measurable operator and a projection; 2) convergence of τ-measurable operator and projection commutator sequences to the zero operator in the measure τ.