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Lawrence G. Brown

Mathematics · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1965

Publications

79

Citations

2,188

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

60

Publishing since 1965

Research summary
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Lawrence G. Brown works in operator algebra theory, a branch of mathematics that studies structures like C*-algebras and Hilbert modules, which generalize matrix algebras to infinite-dimensional settings used in functional analysis. His work focuses on technical structural questions such as multipliers, operator monotone functions, and properties of C*-subalgebras, largely of interest to specialists in pure mathematics and operator theory.

Operator algebras and C*-algebrasHilbert modules and projective approximationsMultipliers and quasi-multipliersOperator monotone and operator convex functionsStructural properties of operator algebras (ranks, ideals, projections)

Publication output has slowed over the past decade, dropping from a few papers per year in 2017-2018 to an average of less than one paper per year in the most recent five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.6/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 4 publications4182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication2021222023: 1 publication232024: 2 publications242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×5
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A Mathematics×1
  • Linear Algebra and its Applications×1
  • Transactions of the American Mathematical Society×1
  • Science China Mathematics×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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