STRUCTURE RESULTS FOR NORMALIZERS OF II1 FACTORS

Abstract

For an inclusion N ⊆ M of II1 factors, we study the group of normalizers [Formula: see text] and the von Neumann algebra it generates. We first show that [Formula: see text] imposes a certain "discrete" structure on the generated von Neumann algebra. By analyzing the bimodule structure of certain subalgebras of [Formula: see text], this leads to a "Galois-type" theorem for normalizers, in which we find a description of the subalgebras of [Formula: see text] in terms of a unique countable subgroup of [Formula: see text]. Implications for inclusions B ⊆ M arising from the crossed product, group von Neumann algebra, and tensor product constructions will also be addressed. Our work leads to a construction of new examples of norming subalgebras in finite von Neumann algebras: If N ⊆ M is a regular inclusion of II1 factors, then N norms M.