Weak-star density of Killing-vector derivations in local observables

Let (M,g)(M,g) be the spacetime under consideration and let OK(M,g) \mathcal{O}\in\mathcal{K}(M,g). Write QuantLie\mathrm{QuantLie} for the set

{δZ ⁣:Z is a Killing vector field}.\{\delta_Z\colon Z\text{ is a Killing vector field}\}.

Let M(O,QuantLie)\mathcal{M}^{\infty}(\mathcal{O},\mathrm{QuantLie}) denote the corresponding smooth local observables generated using these derivations, and let M(O)\mathcal{M}(\mathcal{O}) be the local observable algebra. Weak-star density conjecture. M(O,QuantLie)\mathcal{M}^{\infty}(\mathcal{O},\mathrm{QuantLie}) is weak* dense in M(O)\mathcal{M}(\mathcal{O}).

This asserts that observables associated with Killing-vector-field derivations are sufficient to approximate every local observable in the weak-star topology. The supplied text does not state whether this claim has been proved or remains open.

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Louis E Labuschagne and W Adam Majewski, “A von Neumann algebraic approach to Quantum Theory on curved spacetime”, arXiv:2503.14107 (2026).

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