Trace class operators are a specific type of bounded linear operator on a Hilbert space that have a well-defined trace, which is the sum of their eigenvalues, accounting for multiplicity. These operators play an important role in functional analysis, particularly in the study of noncommutative spaces and quantum mechanics, as they allow the definition of traces that extend the notion of integration to this setting.
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