Look up and learn von Neumann's reduction theory, stating that given a von Neumann algebra [math]A\subset B(H)[/math], if we write its center as
then we have a decomposition as follows, with the fibers [math]A_x[/math] having trivial center,
and then write down a brief account of what you learned.
Given two projections [math]P,Q\in B(H)[/math], with [math]H[/math] being infinite dimensional, find an elementary proof for the fact that we have, for any [math]x\in H[/math],
but the operators [math](PQ)^n[/math] do not necessarily converge in norm.
Given a commutative von Neumann algebra, written as
with [math]X[/math] being a measured space, write, by using the Gelfand theorem,
with [math]\widehat{X}[/math] being a compact space, and understand the correspondence [math]X\to\widehat{X}[/math].