TY - JOUR ID - Wegert2015 LB - Wegert2015 AU - Wegert, Adam TI - Steering projections in von Neumann algebras ST - Steering projections in von Neumann algebras JO - Opuscula Math. JA - Opuscula Math. JF - Opuscula Mathematica PY - 2015 VL - 35 IS - 2 SP - 251 EP - 271 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.7494/OpMath.2015.35.2.251 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.7494/OpMath.2015.35.2.251 AB - A steering projection of an arbitrary von Neumann algebra is introduced. It is shown that a steering projection always exists and is unique (up to Murray-von Neumann equivalence). A general decomposition of arbitrary projections with respect to a steering projection is established. KW - Murray-von Neumann order KW - central projection KW - steering projection SN - 1232-9274 ER -