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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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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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