Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 May 2015
We prove that, under rather general conditions, the 1-cohomology of a von Neumann algebra   $M$  with values in a Banach
 $M$  with values in a Banach   $M$ -bimodule satisfying a combination of smoothness and operatorial conditions vanishes. For instance, we show that, if
 $M$ -bimodule satisfying a combination of smoothness and operatorial conditions vanishes. For instance, we show that, if   $M$  acts normally on a Hilbert space
 $M$  acts normally on a Hilbert space   ${\mathcal{H}}$  and
 ${\mathcal{H}}$  and   ${\mathcal{B}}_{0}\subset {\mathcal{B}}({\mathcal{H}})$  is a norm closed
 ${\mathcal{B}}_{0}\subset {\mathcal{B}}({\mathcal{H}})$  is a norm closed   $M$ -bimodule such that any
 $M$ -bimodule such that any   $T\in {\mathcal{B}}_{0}$  is smooth (i.e., the left and right multiplications of
 $T\in {\mathcal{B}}_{0}$  is smooth (i.e., the left and right multiplications of   $T$  by
 $T$  by   $x\in M$  are continuous from the unit ball of
 $x\in M$  are continuous from the unit ball of   $M$  with the
 $M$  with the   $s^{\ast }$ -topology to
 $s^{\ast }$ -topology to   ${\mathcal{B}}_{0}$  with its norm), then any derivation of
 ${\mathcal{B}}_{0}$  with its norm), then any derivation of   $M$  into
 $M$  into   ${\mathcal{B}}_{0}$  is inner. The compact operators are smooth over any
 ${\mathcal{B}}_{0}$  is inner. The compact operators are smooth over any   $M\subset {\mathcal{B}}({\mathcal{H}})$ , but there is a large variety of non-compact smooth elements as well.
 $M\subset {\mathcal{B}}({\mathcal{H}})$ , but there is a large variety of non-compact smooth elements as well.
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