commutant
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[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
commutant (plural commutants)
- (algebra, logic) The subset of all elements of a semigroup that commute with the elements of a given subset
- 2008,, John Earman, “Superselection Rules for Philosophers”, Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 3, DOI:10.1007/s10670-008-9124-z:
- The basic mathematical entity to be used here in elucidating the different senses of superselection rules is a von Neumann algebra
a concrete C * -algebra 6 of bounded linear operators acting on a Hilbert space 7 
that is closed in the weak topology 8 or, equivalently, 9 that has the property that 
where “′” denotes the commutant.
- The basic mathematical entity to be used here in elucidating the different senses of superselection rules is a von Neumann algebra
- 2008,, John Earman, “Superselection Rules for Philosophers”, Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 3, DOI:10.1007/s10670-008-9124-z:
a concrete C * -algebra 6 of bounded linear operators acting on a Hilbert space 7 
that is closed in the weak topology 8 or, equivalently, 9 that has the property that 
where “′” denotes the commutant.[edit] See also
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
commūtant
- third-person plural present active indicative of commūtō
