Structure of quasi ordered ∗-vector spaces

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Department of Mathematics, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71454, Iran

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Let (𝑋,𝑋+) be a quasi ordered ∗-vector space with order unit, that is, a ∗-vector space 𝑋 with order unite together with a cone 𝑋+⊆𝑋. Our main goal is to find a condition weaker than properness of 𝑋, which suffices for fundamental results of ordered vector space theory to work. We show that having a non-empty state space or equivalently having a non-negative order unit is a suitable replacement for properness of 𝑋+. At first, we examine real vector spaces and then the complex case. Then we apply the results to self adjoint unital subspaces of unital ∗-algebras to find direct and shorter proofs of some of the existing results in the literature.

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Iranian Journal of Science
Volume 38, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
November and December 2014
Pages 445-453

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