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An operator Arzelà-Ascoli theorem

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The author generalizes the Arzelà-Ascoli theorem to the setting of matrix order unit spaces, extending the work of Antonescu-Christensen on unital C*-algebras. This gives an affirmative answer to a question of Antonescu and Christensen.

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Project sponsored by the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (Project No. B407), the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10671068)

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Wu, W. An operator Arzelà-Ascoli theorem. Acta. Math. Sin.-English Ser. 24, 1139–1154 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10114-007-6354-y

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