Amplification x ↦ x ⊕ ⋯ ⊕ x #
Membership in M_n(M) as commutation with the amplified commutant #
Membership in M_n(M), unfolded (matrixAlgebra is the centralizer of the amplified
commutant {y ⊕ ⋯ ⊕ y | y ∈ M'}).
X ∈ M_n(M) iff X commutes with the amplification of every y ∈ M' (the star
condition of the centralizer is the same one for star y ∈ M').
M ∋ x ↦ x ⊕ ⋯ ⊕ x ∈ M_n(M).
Block entries #
Coordinate i of X w is ∑ⱼ X_{ij} (w j).
X = ∑ᵢⱼ embed i ∘ X_{ij} ∘ proj j.
(XY)_{ij} = ∑ₖ X_{ik} Y_{kj}.
(X*)_{ij} = (X_{ji})*.
The entries of the "column" matrix blockMap X ∘ proj k, with X i in column k.
The membership criterion: X ∈ M_n(M) ↔ ∀ i j, X_{ij} ∈ M #
The entries of an element of M_n(M) lie in M: they commute with every y ∈ M'
because X commutes with y ⊕ ⋯ ⊕ y.
An operator on H^n whose entries lie in M is in M_n(M).
The membership criterion: X ∈ M_n(M) ↔ ∀ i j, X_{ij} ∈ M.
A diagonal matrix with entries in M lies in M_n(M).
A "column" matrix blockMap X ∘ proj k with entries in M lies in M_n(M).
V* V and V V* read blockwise #
(V* V)_{ij} = ∑ₖ (V_{ki})* V_{kj}.
(V V*)_{ij} = ∑ₖ V_{ik} (V_{jk})*.
Diagonal trace helpers #
The diagonal sum X ↦ ∑ᵢ E(Xᵢᵢ) of a tracial E on M is tracial on the matrices with
entries in M: ∑ᵢ E((XY)ᵢᵢ) = ∑ᵢ E((YX)ᵢᵢ).
∑ᵢ E((V* V)ᵢᵢ) = ∑ᵢ E((V V*)ᵢᵢ) for a tracial E on M and V with entries in M.