title: Orientation in operator algebras.
abstract: A concept of orientation is relevant for the passage from Jordan structure to associative structure in operator algebras. The research reported in this paper bridges the approach of Connes for von Neumann algebras and ourselves for C*-algebras in a general theory of orientation that is of geometric nature and is related to dynamics.
authors.affiliation: Mathematics Department, University of Oslo, P.O.B. 1053, Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Alfsen
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Shultz