Soumyashant Nayak


Collected Works of Uffe Haagerup


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1970–1979

  • Normal weights on $W^*$-algebras. J. Functional Analysis 19 (1975), 302–317. (MR0380438)

  • The standard form of von Neumann algebras. Math. Scand. 37 (1975), no. 2, 271–283. (MR0407615)

  • Operator valued weights and crossed products (M). Academic Press, London-New York, 1976, pp. 241–251. (MR0442705)

  • An example of a weight with type III centralizer. Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 62 (1977), no. 2, 278–280. (MR0430801)

  • Unbounded derivations and invariant states. Comm. Math. Phys. 59 (1978), no. 1, 79–95. (MR0482251)

  • Les meilleures constantes de l'inégalité de Khintchine (M). C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris Sér. A-B 286 (1978), no. 5, A259–A262. (MR0510997)

  • On the dual weights for crossed products of von Neumann algebras I - Removing separability conditions. Math. Scand. 43 (1978), no. 1, 99–118. (MR0523830)

  • On the dual weights for crossed products of von Neumann algebras II - Application of operator valued weights. Math. Scand. 43 (1978), no. 1, 119–140. (MR0523831)

  • The best constants in the Khintchine inequality (M). BSB B. G. Teubner Verlagsgesellschaft, Leipzig, 1978, pp. 69–79. (MR0528260)

  • An example of a non nuclear $C^*$-algebra, which has the metric approximation property. Invent. Math. 50 (1979), no. 3, 279–293. (MR0520930)

  • Operator valued weights in von Neumann algebras, I. J. Functional Analysis 32 (1979), no. 2, 175–206. (MR0534673)

  • A density theorem for left Hilbert algebras. Lecture Notes in Math., 725, Springer, Berlin, 1979, pp. 170–179. (MR0548114)

  • Operator valued weights in von Neumann algebra, II. J. Functional Analysis 33 (1979), no. 3, 339–361. (MR0549119)

  • Lp spaces associated with an arbitrary von Neumann algebra. Colloq. Internat. CNRS, 274, Éditions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, 1979, pp. 175–184. (MR0560633)


  • 1980–1989


  • Simplices of maximal volume in hyperbolic n-space. Acta Math. 147 (1981), no. 1-2, 1–11. (MR0631085 )

  • Geometric aspects of the Tomita-Takesaki theory II. MMath. Scand. 48 (1981), no. 2, 241–252. (MR0631339)

  • The reduced $C^*$-algebra of the free group on two generators. Progr. Math., 11, Birkhäuser, Boston, MA, 1981, pp. 321–335. (MR0633366)

  • The best constants in the Khintchine inequality. Studia Math. 70 (1981), no. 3, 231–283. (MR0654838)

  • Solution of the similarity problem for cyclic representations of $C^*$-algebras. Ann. of Math. (2) 118 (1983), no. 2, 215–240. (MR0717823)

  • All nuclear $C^*$-algebras are amenable. Invent. Math. 74 (1983), no. 2, 305–319. (MR0723220)

  • Sur la propriété de Dixmier pour les $C^*$-algèbres (M). C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris Sér. I Math. 298 (1984), no. 8, 173–176. (MR0741088)

  • Tomita-Takesaki theory for Jordan algebras. J. Operator Theory 11 (1984), no. 2, 343–364. (MR0749167)

  • Multipliers of the Fourier algebras of some simple Lie Groups and their discrete subgroups. Amer. J. Math. 107 (1985), no. 2, 455–500. (MR0784292)

  • The Grothendieck inequality for bilinear forms on $C^*$-algebras. Adv. in Math. 56 (1985), no. 2, 93–116. (MR0788936)

  • Lifting problems and local reflexivity for $C^*$-algebras. Duke Math. J. 52 (1985), no. 1, 103–128. (MR0791294)

  • A new proof of the equivalence of injectivity and hyperfiniteness for factors on a separable Hilbert space. J. Funct. Anal. 62 (1985), no. 2, 160–201. (MR0791846)

  • Diameters of state spaces of type III factors. Lecture Notes in Math., 1132, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1985, 91–116. (MR0799565)

  • Injectivity and decomposition of completely bounded maps. Lecture Notes in Math., 1132, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1985, 170–222. (MR0799569)
  • The structure of factors on a separable Hilbert space (M). Vísindafél. Ísl., XLIV, Icelandic Mathematical Society, Science Institute, Unviersity of Iceland, Reykjavík, 1985, 60–77. (MR0828023)

  • Connes' bicentralizer problem and uniqueness of the injective factor of type III1. Acta Math. 158 (1987), no. 1-2, 95–148. (MR0880070)

  • A new upper bound for the complex Grothendieck constant. Israel J. Math. 60 (1987), no. 2, 199–224. (MR0931877)

  • Almost L2 matrix coefficients. J. Reine Angew. Math. 387 (1988), 97–110. (MR0946351)

  • The injective factors of type III$\lambda$, $0 < \lambda < 1$. Pacific J. Math. 137 (1989), no. 2, 265–310. (MR0990214)

  • Completely bounded multipliers of the Fourier algebra of a simple Lie group of real rank one. Invent. Math. 96 (1989), no. 3, 507–549. (MR0996553)

  • Factorization of analytic functions with values in noncommutative L1-spaces and applications. Canad. J. Math. 41 (1989), no. 5, 882–906. (MR1015588)


  • 1990–1999

  • Pointwise inner automorphisms of von Neumann algebras. J. Funct. Anal. 92 (1990), no. 1, 177–201. (MR1064693)

  • Equivalence of normal states on von Neumann algebras and the flow of weights. Adv. Math. 83 (1990), no. 2, 180–262. (MR1074023)

  • Automorphisms which preserve unitary equivalence classes of normal states. Proc. Sympos. Pure Math., 51, Part 1, American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 1990, 531–537. (MR1077407)

  • On convex combinations of unitary operators in $C^*$-algebras. Progr. Math., 84, Birkhäuser Boston, Inc., Boston, MA, 1990, 1–13. (MR1103371)

  • Minimal projections in the reduced group $C^*$-algebra of $Z_n * Z_m$ . J. Operator Theory 26 (1991), no. 1, 3–23. (MR1214917)

  • The numerical radius of a nilpotent bounded operator on a Hilbert space. Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 115 (1992), no. 2, 371–379. (MR1072339)

  • Bounded linear operators between $C^*$-algebras. Duke Math. J. 71 (1993), no. 3, 889–925. (MR1240608)

  • $C^*$-algebras of unitary rank two. J. Operator Theory 30 (1993), no. 1, 161–171. (MR1302614)

  • Approximation properties for group $C^*$-algebras and group von Neumann algebras. Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 344 (1994), no. 2, 667–699. (MR1220905)

  • Pointwise inner automorphisms of injective factors. J. Funct. Anal. 122 (1994), no. 2, 307–314. (MR1276160)

  • Resolvent estimate for Hermitian operators and a related minimal extrapolation problem. Acta Sci. Math. (Szeged) 59 (1994), no. 3-4, 503–524. (MR1317170)

  • Principal graphs of subfactors in the index range $4<[M:N]<3+\sqrt{2}$ (M). World Scientific Publishing Co., Inc., River Edge, NJ, 1994, 1–38. (MR1317352)

  • Subfactors of a factor of type $III_{\lambda}$, which contain a maximal centralizer. Internat. J. Math. 6 (1995), no. 2, 273–277. (MR1316303)

  • Perturbations of the rotation $C^*$-algebras and of the Heissenberg commutation relation (M). Duke Math. J. 77 (1995), no. 3, 627–656. (MR1324637)

  • Grothendieck type norms for bilinear forms on $C^*$-algebras. J. Operator Theory 34 (1995), no. 2, 263–283. (MR1373324)

  • Positive projections of von Neumann algebras onto JW-algebras. Rep. Math. Phys. 36 (1995), no. 2-3, 317–330. (MR1382921)

  • Compositions of subfactors: new examples of infinite depth subfactors. Ann. Sci. École Norm. Sup. (4) 29 (1996), no. 3, 329–383. (MR1386923)

  • On Voiculescu's $R-$ and $S-$transforms for free non-commuting random variables (M). Fields Inst. Commun., 12, American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 1997, 127–148. (MR1426838)

  • The stable rank of some free product $C^*$-algebras. Duke Math. J. 90 (1997), no. 1, 95–121. (MR1478545)

  • Orthogonal maximal abelian $*$-subalgebras of the $n \times n$ matrices and cyclic $n$-roots (M). International Press, Cambridge, MA, 1997, 296–322. (MR1491124)

  • Maximality of entropy in finite von Neumann algebras. Invent. Math. 132 (1998), no. 2, 433–455. (MR1621440)

  • The Effros-Mareshal topology in the space of von Neumann algebras (M). Amer. J. Math. 120 (1998), no. 3, 567–617.(MR1623416)

  • Correction to "The stable rank of some free product $C^*$-algebras". Duke Math. J. 94 (1998), no. 1, 213. (MR1635920)

  • Weak amenability of $C^*$-algebras and a theorem of Goldstein. Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin, 1998, 223–243. (MR1656608)

  • On maximality of entropy in finite von Neumann algebras. Contemp. Math., 228, American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 1998, 99–109. (MR1667657)

  • Exotic subfactors of finite depth with Jones indices $(5+\sqrt{13})/2$ and $(5+\sqrt{17})/2$. Comm. Math. Phys. 202 (1999), no. 1, 1–63. (MR1686551)

  • Random matrices and K-theory for exact $C^*$-algebras. Doc. Math. 4 (1999), 341–450. (MR1710376)



  • 2000–2009


  • The Effros-Maréchal topology in the space of von Neumann algebras. II. J. Funct. Anal. 171 (2000), no. 2, 401–431. (MR1745629)
  • Brown's spectral distribution measure for $R-$diagonal elements in finite von Neumann algebras (M). J. Funct. Anal. 176 (2000), no. 2, 331–367. (MR1784419)

  • Random matrices and non-exact $C^*$-algebras. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2000, 71–91. (MR179691)

  • On the Banach-isomorphic classification of $L_p$ spaces of hyperfinite von Neumann algebras. C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris Sér. I Math. 331 (2000), no. 9, 691–695. (MR1797753)

  • Invariant subspaces of Voiculescu's circular operator. Geom. Funct. Anal. 11 (2001), no. 4, 693–741. (MR1866799)

  • Random matricies, free probability and the invariant subspace problem, relative to a von Neumann algebra. Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians 2002 Vol. 1, 273-290 (2002). (MR1989189 )

  • Banach embedding properties of non-commutative $L^p$ spacesi (M). Mem. Amer. Math. Soc. 163 (2003), no. 776, vi+68 pp. (MR1963854)

  • Random matrices with complex Gaussian entries. Expo. Math. 21 (2003), no. 4, 293–337. (MR202200)

  • DT-operators and decomposability of Voiculescu's circular operator. Amer. J. Math. 126 (2004), no. 1, 121–189. (MR2033566)

  • Invariant subspaces of the the quasinilpotent DT-operator. J. Funct. Anal. 209 (2004), no. 2, 332–366. (MR2044226)

  • Moment formulas for the quasi-nilpotent DT-operator. Internat. J. Math. 15 (2004), no. 6, 581–628. (MR207888)

  • A new application of random matrices: $Ext(C_{red}^*(F_2))$ is not a group. Ann. of Math. (2) 162 (2005), no. 2, 711–775. (MR2183281)

  • A random matrix approach to the lack of projections in $C_{red}^*(\mathbb{F}_2)$. Adv. Math. 204 (2006), no. 1, 1–83. (MR2233126)

  • Means of unitary operators, revisited. Math. Scand. 100 (2007), no. 2, 193–197. (MR2339367)

  • Brown measures of unbounded operators affiliated with a finite von Neumann algebra. Math. Scand. 100 (2007), no. 2, 209–263. (MR2339369)

  • On the best constants in noncommutative Khintchine-type inequalities. J. Funct. Anal. 250 (2007), no. 2, 588–624. (MR2352492)

  • The Effros-Ruan conjecture for bilinear forms on $C^*$-algebras. Invent. Math. 174 (2008), no. 1, 139–163. (MR2430979)

  • Invariant subspaces for operators in a general $II_1$-factor. Publ. Math. Inst. Hautes Études Sci.(2009), no. 109, 19–111. (MR2511586)

  • Classification of hyperfinite factors up to completely bounded isomorphism of their preduals. J. Reine Angew. Math. 630 (2009), 141–176. (MR252678)



  • 2010–2019

  • A reduction method for noncommutative $L_p$-spaces and applications. Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 362 (2010), no. 4, 2125–2165. (MR2574890)

  • Resolvents of $R$-diagonal operators. Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 362 (2010), no. 11, 6029–6064. (MR2661507)

  • Schur multipliers and spherical functions on homogeneous trees. Internat. J. Math. 21 (2010), no. 10, 1337–1382. (MR274819)

  • Factorization and dilation problems for completely positive maps on von Neumann algebras. Comm. Math. Phys. 303 (2011), no. 2, 555–594. (MR2782624)

  • New presentations of Thompson's group and applications. J. Operator Theory 66 (2011), no. 1, 217–232. (MR2806554)

  • Fusion rules on a parametrized series of graphs. Pacific J. Math. 253 (2011), no. 2, 257–288. (MR2878811)

  • Asymptotic expansions for the Gaussian Unitary Ensemble. Infin. Dimens. Anal. Quantum Probab. Relat. Top. 15 (2012), no. 1, 1250003, 41 pp. (MR2922846)

  • Radial multipliers on reduced free products of operator algebras. J. Funct. Anal. 263 (2012), no. 8, 2507–2528. (MR2964692)

  • Simple Lie groups without the approximation property. Duke Math. J. 162 (2013), no. 5, 925–964. (MR3047470)

  • The law of large numbers for the free multiplicative convolution. Nordforsk Network Closing Conference Procededings. Springer Proc. Math. Stat, 58, Springer, Heidelberg, 2013, 157–186. (MR3142036)

  • Inequalities for Jacobi polynomials. Ramanujan J. 33 (2014), no. 2, 227–246. (MR3165537)

  • Ultraproducts of von Neumann algebras. J. Funct. Anal. 266 (2014), no. 12, 6842–6913. (MR3198856)

  • Quasitraces on exact $C^*$-algebras are traces (M). C. R. Math. Acad. Sci. Soc. R. Can. 36 (2014), no. 2-3, 67–92. (MR3241179)

  • On the free gamma distributions. Indiana Univ. Math. J. 63 (2014), no. 4, 1159–1194. (MR3263926)

  • A Lévy-Khinchin formula for free groups. Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 143 (2015), no. 4, 1477–1489. (MR3314063)

  • A computational approach to the Thompson group $F$. Internat. J. Algebra Comput. 25 (2015), no. 3, 381–432. (MR3334642)

  • An asymptotic property of factorizable completely positive maps and the Connes embedding problem. Comm. Math. Phys. 338 (2015), no. 2, 721–752. (MR3351056)

  • The weak Haagerup property II: Examples. Int. Math. Res. Not. IMRN (2015), no. 16, 6941–6967. (MR3428951)

  • Simple Lie groups without the approximation property II. Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 368 (2016), no. 6, 3777–3809. (MR3453357)

  • Group $C^*$-algebras without the completely bounded approximation property (M). J. Lie Theory 26 (2016), no. 3, 861–887. (MR3476201)

  • Ultraproducts, QWEP von Neumann algebras, and the Effros-Maréchal topology. J. Reine Angew. Math. 715 (2016), 231–250. (MR3507925)

  • A complete characterization of connected Lie groups with the approximation property. Ann. Sci. Éc. Norm. Supér. (4) 49 (2016), no. 4, 927–946. (MR3552017)

  • On the uniqueness of the injective $III_1$ factor. Doc. Math. 21 (2016), 1193–1226. (MR3578209)

  • Non-inner amenability of the Thompson groups $T$ and $V$. J. Funct. Anal. 272 (2017), no. 11, 4838–4852. (MR3630641)

  • A new look at $C^*$-simplicity and the unique trace property of a group. Abel Symp., 12, Springer, [Cham], 2017, 167–176. (MR3837596)



  • 2020–2021


  • Structure of bicentralizer algebras and inclusions of type $III$ factors. Math. Ann. 376 (2020), no. 3-4, 1145–1194. (MR4081112)

  • Computational explorations of the Thompson group $T$ for the amenability problem of $F$ (M). Exp. Math. 30 (2021), no. 1, 105–126. (MR4223286)

  • Extreme points and factorizability for new classes of unital quantum channels. Ann. Henri Poincaré 22 (2021), no. 10, 3455–3496. (MR4314131)

  • Correction to: Extreme points and factorizability for new classes of unital quantum channels. Ann. Henri Poincaré 22 (2021), no. 10, 3497–3498. (MR4314132)