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Abstract

We find a description of the restriction of doubly stochastic maps to separable abelian C*-subalgebras of a II 1 factor M{\mathcal{M}}. We use this local form of doubly stochastic maps to develop a notion of joint majorization between n-tuples of mutually commuting self-adjoint operators that extends those of Kamei (for single self-adjoint operators) and Hiai (for single normal operators) in the II1 factor case. Several characterizations of this joint majorization are obtained. As a byproduct we prove that any separable abelian C*-subalgebra of M{\mathcal{M}} can be embedded into a separable abelian C*-subalgebra of M{\mathcal{M}} with diffuse spectral measure.

Mathematics Subject Classification (2000).  Primary 46L51 - Secondary 46L10

Keywords.  Joint majorization - doubly stochastic map - convex hull - unitary orbit


Supported in part by NSERC of Canada, CONICET (PIP 5272) and UNLP (11 X472) of Argentina.

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