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We give a detailed analysis of the structure of some Von Neumann algebras which describe free relativistic fields or infinite systems of free particles with finite density.
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Dell'Antonio, G.F. Structure of the algebras of some free systems. Commun.Math. Phys. 9, 81–117 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01645837
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