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Uniqueness of Is the reduced free product of C*-algebras unique

Suppose $\mathcal A_1$ and $\mathcal A_2$ are unital C$^*$-algebras with faithful states $\varphi_1,\psi_1$ of $\mathcal A_1$ and $\varphi_2, \psi_2$ of $\mathcal A_2$.

Are the reduced free products $(\mathcal A_1, \varphi_1) * (\mathcal A_2, \varphi_2)$ and $(\mathcal A_1,\psi_1) * (\mathcal A_2, \psi_2)$ isomorphic as C$^*$-algebras?

Because of the faithfulness of the states both of these algebras are C$^*$-norm completions of the algebraic free product $\mathcal A_1 \circledast_\mathbb C \mathcal A_2$. The question then is whether this free product can be thought of as the unique spatial free product akin to the spatial tensor product being unique.

Uniqueness of the reduced free product of C*-algebras

Suppose $\mathcal A_1$ and $\mathcal A_2$ are unital C$^*$-algebras with faithful states $\varphi_1,\psi_1$ of $\mathcal A_1$ and $\varphi_2, \psi_2$ of $\mathcal A_2$.

Are the reduced free products $(\mathcal A_1, \varphi_1) * (\mathcal A_2, \varphi_2)$ and $(\mathcal A_1,\psi_1) * (\mathcal A_2, \psi_2)$ isomorphic as C$^*$-algebras?

Because of the faithfulness of the states both of these algebras are C$^*$-norm completions of the algebraic free product $\mathcal A_1 \circledast_\mathbb C \mathcal A_2$.

Is the reduced free product of C*-algebras unique

Suppose $\mathcal A_1$ and $\mathcal A_2$ are unital C$^*$-algebras with faithful states $\varphi_1,\psi_1$ of $\mathcal A_1$ and $\varphi_2, \psi_2$ of $\mathcal A_2$.

Are the reduced free products $(\mathcal A_1, \varphi_1) * (\mathcal A_2, \varphi_2)$ and $(\mathcal A_1,\psi_1) * (\mathcal A_2, \psi_2)$ isomorphic as C$^*$-algebras?

Because of the faithfulness of the states both of these algebras are C$^*$-norm completions of the algebraic free product $\mathcal A_1 \circledast_\mathbb C \mathcal A_2$. The question then is whether this free product can be thought of as the unique spatial free product akin to the spatial tensor product being unique.

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Uniqueness of the reduced free product of C*-algebras

Suppose $\mathcal A_1$ and $\mathcal A_2$ are unital C$^*$-algebras with faithful states $\varphi_1,\psi_1$ of $\mathcal A_1$ and $\varphi_2, \psi_2$ of $\mathcal A_2$.

Are the reduced free products $(\mathcal A_1, \varphi_1) * (\mathcal A_2, \varphi_2)$ and $(\mathcal A_1,\psi_1) * (\mathcal A_2, \psi_2)$ isomorphic as C$^*$-algebras?

Because of the faithfulness of the states both of these algebras are C$^*$-norm completions of the algebraic free product $\mathcal A_1 \circledast_\mathbb C \mathcal A_2$.