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The Mackey-Gleason Problem
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Let $A$ be a von Neumann algebra with no direct summand of Type $\roman I_2$, and let $\scr P(A)$ be its lattice of projections. Let $X$ be a Banach space. Let $m\:\scr P(A)\to X$ be a bounded function such that $m(p+q)=m(p)+m(q)$ whenever $p$ and $q$ are orthogonal projections. The main theorem states that $m$ has a u...
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2,301
Voiculescu theorem, Sobolev lemma, and extensions of smooth algebras
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We present the analytic foundation of a unified B-D-F extension functor $\operatorname{Ext}_\tau$ on the category of noncommutative smooth algebras, for any Fr\'echet operator ideal $\Cal K_\tau$. Combining the techniques devised by Arveson and Voiculescu, we generalize Voiculescu's theorem to smooth algebras and Fr\'e...
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2,302
A splitting property for subalgebras of tensor products
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We prove a basic result about tensor products of a $\text{II}_1$ factor with a finite von Neumann algebra and use it to answer, affirmatively, a question asked by S. Popa about maximal injective factors.
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2,303
Bourgain algebras, minimal envelopes, minimal support sets, and some applications
math.OA
We explicitly compute certain Douglas algebras that are invariant under both the Bourgain map and the minimal envelope map. We also compute the Bourgain algebra and the minimal envelope of the maximal subalgebras of a certain singly generated Douglas algebra.
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2,304
Relative cohomology of Banach algebras
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Let $A$ be a Banach algebra, not necessarily unital, and let $B$ be a closed subalgebra of $A$. We establish a connection between the Banach cyclic cohomology group $ {\cal{HC}}^n(A)$ of $A$ and the Banach $B$-relative cyclic cohomology group $ {\cal{HC}}^n_B(A) $ of $A$. We prove that, for a Banach algebra $A$ with a ...
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2,305
Some conditions on Douglas algebras that imply the invariance of the minimal envelope map
math.OA
We give several conditions on certain families of Douglas algebras that imply that the minimal envelope of the given algebra is the algebra itself. We also prove that the minimal envelope of the intersection of two Douglas algebras is the intersection of their minimal envelope.
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2,306
Algebras associated with Blaschke products of type {\it G}
math.OA
Let $\Omega$ and $\Omega_{\fin}$ be the sets of all interpolating Blaschke products of type $G$ and of finite type $G$, respectively. Let $E$ and $E_{\fin}$ be the Douglas algebras generated by $H^\infty$ together with the complex conjugates of elements of $\Omega$ and $\Omega_{\fin}$, respectively. We show that the se...
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2,307
Fourier-Stieltjes algebras of locally compact groupoids
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This paper gives a first step toward extending the theory of Fourier-Stieltjes algebras from groups to groupoids. If G is a locally compact (second countable) groupoid, we show that B(G), the linear span of the Borel positive definite functions on G, is a Banach algebra when represented as an algebra of completely boun...
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2,308
Conjugate operators for finite maximal subdiagonal algebras
math.OA
Let $\M$ be a von Neumann algebra with a faithful normal trace $\T$, and let $H^\infty$ be a finite, maximal, subdiagonal algebra of $\M$. Fundamental theorems on conjugate functions for weak$^*$\!-Dirichlet algebras are shown to be valid for non-commutative $H^\infty$. In particular the conjugation operator is shown t...
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2,309
Excision in Banach simplicial and cyclic cohomology
math.OA
We prove that, for every extension of Banach algebras $ 0 \rightarrow B \rightarrow A \rightarrow D \rightarrow 0 $ such that $B$ has a left or right bounded approximate identity, the existence of an associated long exact sequence of Banach simplicial or cyclic cohomology groups is equivalent to the existence of one fo...
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2,310
Fell bundles over groupoids
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The author provides some definitions and structural results about Fell bundles, defined as C^*-algebra bundles over topological groupoids. Such bundles are a mutual generalization of semi-direct products of groups with C^*-algebras and C^*-algebra bundles over topological spaces. In particular a Morita equivalence theo...
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2,311
Nonstable K-theory for Z-stable C*-algebras
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Let Z denote the simple limit of prime dimension drop algebras that has a unique tracial state. Let A != 0 be a unital C^*-algebra with A = A tensor Z. Then the homotopy groups of the group U(A) of unitaries in A are stable invariants, namely, \pi_i(U(A)) = K_{i-1}(A) for all integers i >= 0. Furthermore, A has cancell...
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2,312
C*-actions of r-discrete groupoids and inverse semigroups
math.OA
Groupoid actions on C*-bundles and inverse semigroup actions on C*-algebras are closely related when the groupoid is r-discrete.
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2,313
Sub-Riemannian metrics for quantum Heisenberg manifolds
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Every Heisenberg manifold has a natural "sub-Riemannian" metric with interesting properties. We describe the corresponding noncommutative metric structure for Rieffel's quantum Heisenberg manifolds.
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2,314
Ideal structure and simplicity of the C*-algebras generated by Hilbert bimodules
math.OA
Pimsner introduced the C*-algebra O_X generated by a Hilbert bimodule X over a C*-algebra A. We look for additional conditions that X should satisfy in order to study simplicity and, more generally, the ideal structure of O_X when X is finite projective. We introduce two conditions: `(I)-freeness' and `(II)-freeness', ...
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2,315
Central sequence subfactors and double commutant properties
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First, we construct the Jones tower and tunnel of the central sequence subfactor arising from a hyperfinite type II_1 subfactor with finite index and finite depth, and prove each algebra has the double commutant property in the ultraproduct of the enveloping II_1 factor. Next, we show the equivalence between Popa's str...
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2,316
Applications of Topological *-Algebras of Unbounded Operators
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In this paper we discuss some physical applications of topological *-algebras of unbounded operators. Our first example is a simple system of free bosons. Then we analyze different models which are related to this one. We also discuss the time evolution of two interacting models of matter and bosons. We show that for a...
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2,317
Projections in Rotation Algebras and Theta Functions
math.OA
For each $\alpha \in (0,1)$, $A_\alpha$ denotes the universal $C^*$-algebra generated by two unitaries $u$ and $v$, which satisfy the commutation relation $uv=\exp (2\pi i\alpha)vu$. We consider the order four automorphism $\sigma$ of $A_\alpha$ defined by $\sigma (u)=v$, $\sigma (v)=u^{-1}$ and describe a method for c...
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2,318
Almost Representations and Asymptotic Representations of Discrete Groups
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We define for discrete finitely presented groups a new property related to their asymptotic representations. Namely we say that a groups has the property AGA if every almost representation generates an asymptotic representation. We give examples of groups with and without this property. For our example of a group $G$ w...
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2,319
Factorization of completely bounded bilinear operators and injectivity
math.OA
We characterize injectivity of von Neumann algebras in terms of factoring bilinear maps as products of linear maps.
math
2,320
Multiplicity-free representations of commutative C*-algebras and spectral properties
math.OA
Let A be a commutative unital C*-algebra and let S denote its Gelfand spectrum. We give some necessary and sufficient conditions for a nondegenerate representation of A to be unitarily equivalent to a multiplicative representation on a space L^2(S, m), where m is a positive measure on the Baire sets of S. We also compa...
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2,321
Viewing AF-algebras as graph algebras
math.OA
Every AF-algebra arises as a graph algebra in the sense of Kumjian, Pask, Raeburn, and Renault. For AF-algebras, the diagonal subalgebra defined by Stratila and Voiculescu is consistent with Kumjian's notion of diagonal, and the groupoid arising from a well-chosen Bratteli diagram for A coincides with Kumjian's twist g...
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2,322
The Ext class of an approximately inner automorphism, II
math.OA
Let A be a simple unital AT algebra of real rank zero and Inn(A) the group of inner automorphisms of A. In the previous paper we have shown that the natural map of the group of approximately inner automorphisms into Ext(K_1(A),K_0(A)) oplus Ext(K_0(A),K_1(A)) is surjective; the kernel of this map includes the subgroup ...
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2,323
Invariant Linear Manifolds for CSL-Algebras and Nest Algebras
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Every invariant linear manifold for a CSL-algebra is a closed subspace if, and only if, each non-zero projection in the projection lattice is generated by finitely many atoms. In the case of a nest, this condition is equivalent to the condition that every non-zero projection in the nest has an immediate predecessor (th...
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2,324
Boundary Functions for Ideals in Analytic Limit Algebras
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We develop a theory of boundary functions for ideals in trivially analytic subalgebras of simple AF C*-algebras with an injective 0-cocycle, a class which includes all full nest algebras. Boundary functions are maps from the spectrum of the diagonal of the analytic subalgebra to itself. The relation between boundary fu...
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2,325
The Toeplitz algebra of a Hilbert bimodule
math.OA
Suppose a C*-algebra A acts by adjointable operators on a Hilbert A-module X. Pimsner constructed a C*-algebra O_X which includes, for particular choices of X, crossed products of A by Z, the Cuntz algebras O_n, and the Cuntz-Krieger algebras O_B. Here we analyse the representations of the corresponding Toeplitz algebr...
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2,326
Representable bimodules over C*-algebras
math.OA
Given two C*-algebras A and B, abstract A-B bimodules that can be isometrically represented as operator bimodules are characterised in terms of their norm. Various properties of such bimodules are given. Their theory is very similar to those of classical normed spaces.
math
2,327
Metrics on states from actions of compact groups
math.OA
Let a compact Lie group act ergodically on a unital $C^*$-algebra $A$. We consider several ways of using this structure to define metrics on the state space of $A$. These ways involve length functions, norms on the Lie algebra, and Dirac operators. The main thrust is to verify that the corresponding metric topologies o...
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2,328
The curvature invariant of a Hilbert module over C[z_1,...,z_d]
math.OA
A notion of curvature is introduced in multivariable operator theory and an analogue of the Gauss-Bonnet-Chern theorem is established for graded (contractive) Hilbert modules over the complex polynomial algebra in d variables, d=1,2,3,.... The curvature invariant, Euler characteristic, and degree are computed for som...
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2,329
Relative positions of matroid algebras
math.OA
A classification is given for (regular) positions of direct sums of two matroid algebras (unital algebraic limits of matrix algebras) in a matroid superalgebra, where the individual summands have index 2 in their associated corner algebra. A similar classification is obtained for positions of direct sums of 2-symmetric...
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2,330
On the classification of nuclear C*-algebras
math.OA
The mid-seventies' works on C*-algebras of Brown-Douglas-Fillmore and Elliott both contained uniqueness and existence results in a now standard sense. These papers served as keystones for two separate theories -- KK-theory and the classification program -- which for many years parted ways with only moderate interaction...
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2,331
Structure of the group of automorphisms of C$^{*}$-algebras
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We obtain a kind of structure theorem for the automorphism group ${\rm Aut}{\cal A}$ of a unital C$^{*}$-algebra ${\cal A}$. According to it, ${\rm Aut}{\cal A}$ can be regarded as a subgroup of the semi-direct product of direct product group consisting of some family of projective unitary groups and some permutation g...
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2,332
Normal conditional expectations of finite index and sets of modular generators
math.OA
Normal conditional expectations E: M --> N in M of finite index on von Neumann algebras M with discrete center are investigated to find an estimate for the minimal number of generators of M as a Hilbert N-module. Analyzing the case of M being finite type I with discrete center we obtain that these von Neumann algebras ...
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2,333
Compactly-aligned discrete product systems, and generalizations of O_\infty
math.OA
The universal C*-algebras of discrete product systems generalize the Toeplitz- Cuntz algebras and the Toeplitz algebras of discrete semigroups. We consider a semigroup P which is quasi-lattice ordered in the sense of Nica, and, for a product system p:E\to P, we study those representations of E, called covariant, which ...
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2,334
Grothendieck group invariants for partly self-adjoint operator algebras
math.OA
Various partially ordered Grothendieck group invariants are introduced for general operator algebras and these are used in the classification of direct systems and direct limits of finite-dimensional complex incidence algebras with common reduced digraph H (systems of H-algebras). In particular the dimension distributi...
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2,335
C*-equivalences of graphs
math.OA
Several relations on graphs, including primitive equivalence, explosion equivalence and strong shift equivalence, are examined and shown to preserve either the graph groupoid, a construction of Kumjian, Pask, Raeburn, and Renault, or the groupoid of a pointed version of the graph. Thus these relations preserve either t...
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2,336
The Classification of Limits of 2n-cycle Algebras
math.OA
We obtain a complete classification of the locally finite algebras and the operator algebras, given as algebraic inductive limits and Banach algebraic inductive limits respectively, of direct systems: A_1 contained in A_2 contained in A_3 and so on. Here the A_k are 2n-cycle algebras, where n is at least 3 and the ...
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2,337
The K-theory of Cuntz-Krieger algebras for infinite matrices
math.OA
We compute the K-theory of the Cuntz-Krieger C^*-algebras associated to infinite matrices.
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2,338
A Microstates Approach to Relative Free Entropy
math.OA
We define and study a relative free entropy quantity, analogous in its properties to Voiculescu's relative free entropy Chi^*(...:B). Our definition uses matricial microstates, unlike his definition, which involves non-commutative Hilbert transform. We prove a change of variable formula and certain maximization results...
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2,339
Weight theory for C*-algebraic quantum groups
math.OA
In this paper, we collect some technical results about weights on C*-algebras which are useful in de theory of locally compact quantum groups in the C*-algebra framework. We discuss the extension of a lower semi-continuous weight to a normal weight following S. Baaj, look into slice weights and their KSGNS-construction...
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2,340
Cohomology of topological graphs and Cuntz-Pimsner algebras
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We compute the sheaf cohomology of a groupoid built from a local homeomorphism of a locally compact space $X$. In particular, we identify the twists over this groupoid, and its Brauer group. Our calculations refine those made by Kumjian, Muhly, Renault and Williams in the case $X$ is the path space of a graph, and the ...
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2,341
Skew products and crossed products by coactions
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Given a labeling c of the edges of a directed graph E by elements of a discrete group G, one can form a skew-product graph E cross_c G. We show, using the universal properties of the various constructions involved, that there is a coaction delta of G on C*(E) such that C*(E cross_c G) is isomorphic to the crossed produ...
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2,342
Locally compact quantum groups in the universal setting
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In this paper we associate to every reduced C*-algebraic quantum group A a universal C*-algebraic quantum group. We fine tune a proof of Kirchberg to show that every *-representation of a modified L1-space is generated by a unitary corepresentation. By taking the universal enveloping C*-algebra of a dense sub *-algebra...
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2,343
On representations of partial ^*-algebras based on B-weights
math.OA
A generalization of the GNS-representation is investigated that represents partial ^*-algebras as systems of operators acting on a partial inner product space (PIP-space). It is based on possibly indefinite B-weights which are closely related to the positive B-weights introduced by J.-P. Antoine, Y. Soulet and C. Trapa...
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2,344
A Note on the Representation Theory of Fell Bundles
math.OA
We show that every Fell bundle B over a locally compact group G is "proper" in a sense recently introduced by Ng. Combining our results with those of Ng we show that if B satisfies the "approximation property" then it is amenable in the sense that the full and reduced cross-sectional C*-algebras coincide.
math
2,345
Morita-Rieffel Equivalence and Spectral Theory for Integrable Automorphism Groups of C*-Algebras
math.OA
Given a C*-dynamical system (A,G,\alpha), we discuss conditions under which subalgebras of the multiplier algebra M(A) consisting of fixed points for \alpha are Morita-Rieffel equivalent to ideals in the crossed product of A by G. In case G is abelian we also develop a spectral theory, giving a necessary and sufficient...
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2,346
Discrete product systems of Hilbert bimodules
math.OA
A Hilbert bimodule is a right Hilbert module X over a C*-algebra A together with a left action of A as adjointable operators on X. We consider families X = {X_s :s\in P} of Hilbert bimodules, indexed by a semigroup P, which are endowed with a multiplication which implements isomorphisms X_s\otimes_A X_t \to X_{st}; suc...
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2,347
Discrete product systems of finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces, and generalized Cuntz algebras
math.OA
To each discrete product system E of finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces we associate a C*-algebra O_E. When E is the n-dimensional product system over N, O_E is the Cuntz algebra O_n, and the irrational rotation algebras appear as O_E for certain one-dimensional product systems over N^2. We give conditions which ensure ...
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2,348
Trace acaling automorphisms of certain stable AF algebras II
math.OA
Two automorphisms of a simple stable AF algebra with a finite dimensional lattice of lower semicontinuous traces are shown to be outer conjugate if they act in the same way on the K-group and the extremal traces are scaled by numbers which are not equal to 1 and satisfy a certain condition (which always holds if all th...
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2,349
On certain extension properties for the space of compact operators
math.OA
Let $Z$ be a fixed separable operator space, $X\subset Y$ general separable operator spaces, and $T:X\to Z$ a completely bounded map. $Z$ is said to have the Complete Separable Extension Property (CSEP) if every such map admits a completely bounded extension to $Y$; the Mixed Separable Extension Property (MSEP) if ever...
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2,350
Nest Representations of TAF Algebras
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A nest representation of a strongly maximal TAF algebra $A$ is a representation $\pi$ for which $\operatorname{Lat} \pi(A) is totally ordered. We prove that if the spectrum of $A$ is totally ordered, or if $\operatorname{Lat} \pi(A)$ contains an atom, then $\operatorname{ker} \pi$ is a meet irreducible ideal.
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2,351
Cuntz-like algebras
math.OA
The usual crossed product construction which associates to the homeomorphism $T$ of the locally compact space $X$ the C$^*$-algebra $C^*(X,T)$ is extended to the case of a partial local homeomorphism $T$. For example, the Cuntz-Krieger algebras are the C$^*$-algebras of the one-sided Markov shifts. The generalizations ...
math
2,352
Stable laws and domains of attraction in free probability theory
math.OA
In this paper we determine the distributional behavior of sums of free (in the sense of Voiculescu) identically distributed, infinitesimal random variables. The theory is shown to parallel the classical theory of independent random variables, though the limit laws are usually quite different. Our work subsumes all prev...
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2,353
Amenability of Hopf C^*-algebras
math.OA
Three natural definitions for amenability of general Hopf C^*-algebras (all of them being generalizations of the case of locally compact groups) were given and the relations between them were studied. Moreover, amenability in the situation of duality of Hopf C^*-algebras was also studied.
math
2,354
Approximation property of $C^*$-algebraic Bundles
math.OA
In this paper, we will define the reduced cross-sectional $C^*$-algebras of $C^*$-algebraic bundles over locally compact groups and show that if a $C^*$-algebraic bundle has the approximation property (defined similarly as in the discrete case), then the full cross-sectional $C^*$-algebra and the reduced one coincide. ...
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2,355
Stable Ranks, K-Groups and Witt Groups of some Banach and C-star Algebras
math.OA
We show that certain dense and spectral invariant subalgebras of a $C^*$-algebra have the same bilateral Bass stable rank. This is a partial answer for (a version of) an open problem raised by R.G. Swan. Then, for certain Banach algebras, we indicate when the homotopy groups $\pi_{i}(GL_{n}(A))$ stabilize for large $n$...
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2,356
Modules over operator algebras, and the maximal C^*-dilation
math.OA
We continue our study of the general theory of possibly nonselfadjoint algebras of operators on a Hilbert space, and modules over such algebras, developing a little more technology to connect `nonselfadjoint operator algebra' with the C$^*-$algebraic framework. More particularly, we make use of the universal, or maxima...
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2,357
Regular Operators on Hilbert C^*-modules
math.OA
A regular operator T on a Hilbert C^*-module is defined just like a closed operator on a Hilbert space, with the extra condition that the range of (I+T^*T) is dense. Semiregular operators are a slightly larger class of operators that may not have this property. It is shown that, like in the case of regular operators, o...
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2,358
Extremal richness of multiplier and corona algebras of simple C*-algebras with real rank zero
math.OA
In this paper we investigate the extremal richness of the multiplier algebra $M(A)$ and the corona algebra $M(A)/A$, for a simple C*-algebra $A$ with real rank zero and stable rank one. We show that the space of extremal quasitraces and the scale of $A$ contain enough information to determine whether $M(A)/A$ is extrem...
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2,359
Regularity of operators on essential extensions of the compacts
math.OA
A semiregular operator on a Hilbert C^*-module, or equivalently, on the C^*-algebra of `compact' operators on it, is a closable densely defined operator whose adjoint is also densely defined. It is shown that for operators on extensions of compacts by unital or abelian C^*-algebras, semiregularity leads to regularity. ...
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2,360
Pure infiniteness, stability and C*-algebras of graphs and dynamical systems
math.OA
Pure infiniteness (in sense of E.Kirchberg and M.R{\o}rdam) is considered for C*-algebras arising from singly generated dynamical systems. In particular, Cuntz-Krieger algebras and their generalizations, i.e., graph-algebras and O_A of an infinite matrix A, admit characterizations of pure infiniteness. As a consequence...
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2,361
Topological Entropy for the Canonical Endomorphism of Cuntz-Krieger Algebras
math.OA
It is shown that Voiculescu's toplogical entropy for the canonical endomorphism of a simple Cuntz-Krieger algebra O_A equals the logarithm of the spectral radius of A.
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2,362
On the Toeplitz algebras of right-angled and finite-type Artin groups
math.OA
The graph product of a family of groups lies somewhere between their direct and free products, with the graph determining which pairs of groups commute and which do not. We show that the graph product of quasi-lattice ordered groups is quasi-lattice ordered, and, when the underlying groups are amenable, that it satisfi...
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2,363
On unbounded p-summable Fredholm modules
math.OA
We prove that odd unbounded p-summable Fredholm modules are also bounded p-summable Fredholm modules (this is the odd counterpart of a result of A. Connes for the case of even Fredholm modules).
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2,364
Hilbert bimodules with involution
math.OA
We examine Hilbert bimodules which possess a (generally unbounded) involution. Topics considered include a linking algebra representation, duality, locality, and the role of these bimodules in noncommutative differential geometry.
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2,365
On $C^*$-algebras related to asymptotic homomorphisms
math.OA
We study the $C^*$-algebras related to Mishchenko's version of asymptotic homomorphisms. In particular we show that their different versions are weakly homotopy equivalent but not isomorphic to each other. We give also the continuous version for these algebras.
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2,366
Interactions in noncommutative dynamics
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A mathematical notion of interaction is introduced for noncommutative dynamical systems, i.e., for one parameter groups of *-automorphisms of $\Cal B(H)$ endowed with a certain causal structure. With any interaction there is a well-defined "state of the past" and a well-defined "state of the future". We describe the co...
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2,367
Exactness of reduced amalgamated free product C*-algebras
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Some completely positive maps on reduced amalgamated free products of C*-algebras are constructed; these allow a proof that the class of exact unital C*-algebras is closed under taking reduced amalgamated free products. Consequently, the class of exact discrete groups is closed under taking amalgamated free products.
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2,368
Exactness of Cuntz-Pimsner C*-algebras
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Let H be a full Hilbert bimodule over a C*-algebra A. We show that the Cuntz-Pimsner C*-algebra associated to H is exact if and only if A is exact. Using this result, we give alternative proofs for exactness of reduced amalgamated free products of exact C*-algebras. In the case that A is a finite dimensional C*-algebra...
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2,369
Purely infinite, simple C*-algebras arising from free product constructions, II
math.OA
Certain reduced free products of C*-algebras, (A,phi)=(A_1,phi_1)*(A_2,\phi_2), taken with respect to faithful states, at least one of which is not a trace, are shown to be purely infinite and simple. It is assumed that one of the A_i contain a partial isometry in the spectral subspace of phi_i corresponding to a posit...
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2,370
Purely infinite, simple C*-algebras arising from free product constructions, III
math.OA
In the reduced free product of C*-algebras (A,phi)=(A_1,phi_1)*(A_2,phi_2), A is shown to be purely infinite and simple under the hypothesis that A_1 is the crossed product of a C*-algebra by a discrete infinite group, phi_1 is well behaved with respect to this crossed product and A_2 is not one dimensional.
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2,371
Projections in free product C*-algebras, II
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Let (A,phi) be the reduced free product of infinitely many pairs (A_i,phi_i) of C*-algebras with faithful states. Assume that the A_i are not too small, in a specific sense. It is shown that if phi is a trace then K_0(A) is determined entirely by K_0(phi). If, furthermore, the image of K_0(phi) is dense in the reals th...
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2,372
Topological entropy of some automorphisms of reduced amalgamated free product C*-algebras
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Certain classes of automorphisms of recued amalgamated free products of C*-algebras are shown to have Brown-Voiculescu topological entropy zero. Also, for automorphisms of exact C*-algebras, the Connes-Narnhofer-Thirring entropy is shown to be bounded above by the Brown-Voiculescu entropy. These facts are applied to ge...
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2,373
Compressions of free products of von Neumann algebras
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A reduction formula for compressions of von Neumann algebras arising as free products is proved. This shows that the fundamental group is all of the positive reals for some such algebras. Additionally, by taking a sort of free product with an unbounded semicircular element, continuous one parameter groups of trace scal...
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2,374
Embeddings of reduced free products of operator algebras
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Given reduced amalgamated free products of C$^*$-algebras, $(A,phi)=*_i(A_i,phi_i)$ and $(D,psi)=*_i(D_i,psi_i)$, an embedding $A\to D$ is shown to exist assuming there are conditional expectation preserving embeddings $A_i\to D_i$. This result is extended to show the existance of the reduced amalgamated free product o...
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2,375
Index of $Γ$-equivariant Toeplitz operators
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Let $\Gamma$ be a discrete icc subgroup of PSL(2,R) of infinite covolume. and let M denote the quotient of the unit disc by $\Gamma$. We prove that a Toeplitz operator with $\Gamma$-invariant symbol f in C(M) is Brauer Fredholm if its symbol is invertible on the boundary of M and its Brauer index is equal to the windin...
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2,376
Homotopy of state orbits
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Let M be a von Neumann algebra, f a faithful normal state and denote by M^f the fixed point algebra of the modular group of f. Let U_M and U_{M^f} be the unitary groups of M and M^f. In this paper we study the quotient U_M/U_{M^f} endowed with two natural topologies: the one induced by the usual norm of M (called here ...
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2,377
Geometry of oblique projections
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Let A be a unital C*-algebra. Denote by P the space of selfadjoint projections of A. We study the relationship between P and the spaces of projections P_a determined by the different involutions #_a induced by positive invertible elements a in A. The maps f_p: P \to P_a sending p to the unique q in P_a with the same ra...
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2,378
The ideal structure of the Hecke C*-algebra of Bost and Connes
math.OA
We compute explicitly the primitive ideal space of the Bost-Connes Hecke C*-algebra by embedding it as a full corner in a transformation group C*-algebra and applying a general theorem of Williams. This requires the computation of the quasi-orbit space for the action of the multiplicative positive rationals on the spac...
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2,379
From endomorphisms to automorphisms and back: dilations and full corners
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When S is a discrete subsemigroup of a discrete group G such that G = S^{-1} S, it is possible to extend circle-valued multipliers from S to G; to dilate (projective) isometric representations of S to (projective) unitary representations of G; and to dilate/extend actions of S by injective endomorphisms of a C*-algebra...
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2,380
Projective spaces of a C*-algebra
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Based on the projective matrix spaces studied by B. Schwarz and A. Zaks, we study the notion of projective space associated to a C*-algebra A with a fixed projection p. The resulting space P(p) admits a rich geometrical structure as a holomorphic manifold and a homogeneous reductive space of the invertible group of A. ...
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2,381
Polar decomposition under perturbations of the scalar product
math.OA
Let A be a unital C* algebra with involution * represented in a Hilbert space H, G the group of invertible elements of A, U the unitary group of A, G^s the set of invertible selfadjoint elements of A, Q={e in G : e^2 = 1} the space of reflections and P = Q\cap U. For any positive a in G consider the a-unitary group U_a...
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2,382
Orbits of conditional expectations
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Let N \subseteq M be von Neumann algebras and E:M\to N a faithful normal conditional expectation. In this work it is shown that the similarity orbit S(E) of E by the natural action of the invertible group of G_M of M has a natural complex analytic structure and the map given by this action: G_M\to S(E) is a smooth prin...
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Projective space of a C*-module
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Let X be a right Hilbert C*-module over A. We study the geometry and the topology of the projective space P(X) of X, consisting of the orthocomplemented submodules of X which are generated by a single element. We also study the geometry of the p-sphere S_p(X) and the natural fibration S_p(X) \to P(X), where S_p(X)={x\i...
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2,384
Inclusions of second quantization algebras
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In this note we study inclusions of second quantization algebras, namely inclusions of von Neumann algebras on the Fock space of a separable complex Hilbert space H, generated by the Weyl unitaries with test functions in closed, real linear subspaces of H. We show that the class of irreducible inclusions of standard se...
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2,385
Asymptotically split extensions and E-theory
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We show that the E-theory of Connes and Higson can be formulated in terms of C*-extensions in a way quite similar to the way in which the KK-theory of Kasparov can. The essential difference is that the role played by split extensions should be taken by asymptotically split extensions. We call an extension of a C*-algeb...
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2,386
Universal C*-algebra of real rank zero
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It is well-known that every commutative separable unital C*-algebra of real rank zero is a quotient of the C*-algebra of all compex continous functions defined on the Cantor cube. We prove a non-commutative version of this result by showing that the class of all separable unital C*-algebras of real rank zero concides w...
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2,387
Microstates free entropy and cost of equivalence relations
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We define an analog of Voiculescu's free entropy for n-tuples of unitaries (u_{1},...,u_{n}) in a tracial von Neumann algebra M, normalizing a unital diffuse abelian subalgebra B in M. Using this quantity, we define the free dimension \delta_{0}(u_{1},..,u_{n}\btw B). This number depends on (u_{1},... ,u_{n}) only up `...
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2,388
Three Bimodules for Mansfield's Imprimitivity Theorem
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There are at least three imprimitivity bimodules naturally associated to a maximal coaction of a discrete group G on a C*-algebra and a normal subgroup of G: Mansfield's bimodule; the bimodule assembled by Ng from Green's imprimitivity bimodule and Katayama duality; and a bimodule assembled from Green's bimodule and a ...
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2,389
Naturality and Induced Representations
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We show that induction of covariant representations for C*-dynamical systems is natural in the sense that it gives a natural transformation between certain crossed-product functors. This involves setting up suitable categories of C*-algebras and dynamical systems, and extending the usual constructions of crossed produc...
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2,390
Entropy of Bogoliubov automorphisms of CAR and CCR algebras with respect to quasi-free states
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We compute the dynamical entropy of Bogoliubov automorphisms of CAR and CCR algebras with respect to arbitrary gauge-invariant quasi-free states. This completes the research started by Stormer and Voiculescu, and continued in works of Narnhofer-Thirring and Park-Shin.
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2,391
On the K-property of quantized Arnold cat maps
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We prove that some quantized Arnold cat maps are entropic K-systems. This result was formulated by H. Narnhofer[1], but the fact that the optimal decomposition for the multi-channel entropy constructed there is not strictly local was not appropriately taken care of. We propose a strictly local decomposition based on a ...
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2,392
Entropy in type I algebras
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It is shown that if (M,phi,alpha) is a W*-dynamical system with M a type I von Neumann algebra then the entropy of alpha w.r.t. phi equals the entropy of the restriction of alpha to the center of M. If furthermore (N,psi,beta) is a W*-dynamical system with N injective then the entropy of the tensor product system is th...
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2,393
Entropy of automorphisms of II_1-factors arising from the dynamical systems theory
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Let a countable amenable group G acts freely and ergodically on a Lebesgue space (X,mu), preserving the measure mu. If T is an automorphism of the equivalence relation defined by G then T can be extended to an automorphism alpha_T of the II_1-factor M=L^\infty(X,\mu)\rtimes G. We prove that if T commutes with the actio...
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2,394
Ergodicity of the action of the positive rationals on the group of finite adeles and the Bost-Connes phase transition theorem
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For each \beta\in(0,+\infty) there exists a canonical measure \mu_\beta on the ring A_f of finite adeles. We show that the positive rationals act ergodically on (A_f,\mu_\beta) for \beta\in(0,1], and then deduce from this the uniqueness of KMS_\beta-states for the Bost-Connes system.
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2,395
Asymptotic homomorphisms into the Calkin algebra
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Let $A$ be a separable $C^*$-algebra and let $B$ be a stable $C^*$-algebra with a strictly positive element. We consider the (semi)group $\Ext^{as}(A,B)$ (resp. $\Ext(A,B)$) of homotopy classes of asymptotic (resp. of genuine) homomorphisms from $A$ to the corona algebra $M(B)/B$ and the natural map $i:\Ext(A,B)\ar\Ext...
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2,396
Dual group actions on C*-algebras and their description by Hilbert extensions
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Given a C*-algebra $A$, a discrete abelian group $X$ and a homomorphism $\Theta: X\to$ Out$A$ defining the dual action group $\Gamma\subset$ aut$A$, the paper contains results on existence and characterization of Hilbert $\{A,\Gamma\}$, where the action is given by $\hat{X}$. They are stated at the (abstract) C*-level ...
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2,397
Serre-Swan theorem for non-commutative C$^{*}$-algebras
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We generalize the Serre-Swan theorem to non-commutative C$^{*}$-algebras. For a Hilbert C$^{*}$-module $X$ over a C$^{*}$-algebra ${\cal A}$, we introduce a hermitian vector bundle $\exx$ associated to $X$. We show that there is a linear subspace $\Gamma_{X}$ of the space of all holomorphic sections of ${\cal E}_{X}$ a...
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2,398
Boundary actions for affine buildings and higher rank Cuntz-Krieger algebras
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Let $\G$ be a group of type rotating automorphisms of an affine building $\cB$ of type $\wt A_2$. If $\G$ acts freely on the vertices of $\cB$ with finitely many orbits, and if $\Omega$ is the (maximal) boundary of $\cB$, then $C(\Om)\rtimes \G$ is a p.i.s.u.n. $C^*$-algebra. This algebra has a structure theory analogo...
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2,399
The generalized Chern character and Lefschetz numbers in W*-modules
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We define N-theory being some analogue of K-theory on the category of von Neumann algebras such that $K_0(A)\subset N_0(A)$ for any von Neumann algebra A. Moreover, it turns out to be possible to construct the extension of the Chern character to some homomorphism from $N_0(A)$ to even Banach cyclic homology of A. Also,...
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