From the reviews: "These three bulky volumes [EMS 124, 125, 127] [...] provide an introduction to this rapidly developing theory. [...] These books can be warmly recommended to every graduate student who wants to become acquainted with this exciting branch of mathematics. Furthermore, they should be on the bookshelf of every researcher of the area." Acta Scientiarum Mathematicarum

Inhalt

XIII Ergodic Transformation Groups and the Associated von Neumann Algebras.- XIV Approximately Finite Dimensional von Neumann Algebras.- XV Nuclear C*-Algebras.- XVI Injective von Neumann Algebras.- XVII Non-Commutative Ergodic Theory.- XVIII Structure of Approximately Finite Dimensional Factors.- XIX Subfactors of an Approximately Finite Dimensional Factor of Type II1.- Notation Index.