C*-Algebras and Operator Theory
This book introduces the reader, graduate student, and non-specialist alike to a lively and important area of mathematics. By its careful and detailed presentation, the book enables the reader to approach the contemporary literature with confidence. A plentiful number of exercises and the choice of topics, which reflect current research interests, distinguish this book from other texts. In addition to the basic theorems of operator theory, including the spectral theorem, the Gefland-Naimark theorem, the double communtant theorem, and the Kaplanski density theorem, some major topics covered by this text are: K-theory, tensor products, and representation theory of C*-algebras.