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Faithful extreme traces on group C*-algebras

Let $G$ be a discrete amenable, residually finite, ICC(i.e. each non-trivial conjugacy class is infinite) group. Let $C^*_r(G)$ be the reduced group $C^*$-algebra of $G$. Since $G$ is ICC the (...
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Do extensions of pure states separate points?

Let $B$ be a unital C*-algebra and let $A⊆B$ be a closed *-subalgebra containing the unit of $B$. I am mostly interested in the case that $A$ is abelian but, for the strict purpose of stating my ...
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Amenable action intuition

Let $\Gamma$ be a discrete group and $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra. Consider an action $\alpha: \Gamma \to \operatorname{Aut}(A)$. There is a notion of amenability for such an action (see e.g. Brown and ...
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Is it possible to characterize the elements of the C$^*$-algebra of an open subgroupoid?

$\newcommand{\Cstar}{C^*_{\text{red}}}\newcommand{\G}{\mathscr G}\newcommand{\H}{\mathscr H}$Let $\G$ be an etale groupoid, let $U$ be an open subset of $\G^{(0)}$, and let $$ \H = \{\gamma \in \G:...
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Topological amenability vs amenability of an action

Let $G$ be a discrete group and let $X$ be a compact, Hausdorff space. Assume that $G$ acts on $X$ by homeomorphisms. Consider the following two definitions: [$C^*$-algebras and finite dimensional ...
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example of a non-amenable l.c. group such that $C_r^*(G)$ satisfies the UCT

Are there known any examples of non-amenable locally compact (or more restrictive, non-amenable discrete) groups $G$ for which the reduced group $C^*$-algebra $C_r^*(G)$ satisfies the universal ...
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Amenability for Actions twited with 2-cocycles

Let $A \subset B(H)$ be a unital $C^\ast$-algebra and $\theta: G \rightarrow \mathrm{Aut}(A)$ an action and let $\omega: G \times G \rightarrow U(\mathcal{Z}(A))$ be a $2$-cocyle with respect to $\...
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Can the full and reduced group $C^*$-algebras be "noncanonically" isomorphic?

Is there a locally compact group $G$ such that the canonical map from $C^{*}(G)$ to $C^{*}_{red} G$ is not isomorphism, hence $G$ is not amenable but these two $C^{*}$ algebras are isomorphic ...
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Do quotients of amenable groups C*-algebras satisfy the UCT?

Let G be a discrete amenable group. General Question: Let $J$ be an ideal of $C^*(G)$, the group C*-algebra of $G.$ Does $C^*(G)/J$ satisfy the universal coefficient theorem (UCT)? I am mainly ...
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Is translation by the free group (in two generators) on a certain completion of the group an amenable action?

Let $\mathbb{F}_2 = \langle a,b\rangle$ be the free group in two generators $a,b$ and let $\alpha \in \text{End}(\mathbb{F}_2)$ be given by $\alpha(a) = a^2, \alpha(b)= b^2$. Note that the index $[\...
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The approximation property of group C*-algebras

Let $G$ be a discrete group. Then the group C*-algebra $C^*(G)$ is nuclear if and only if $G$ is amenable. I am wondering whether nuclearity of $C^*(G)$ can fail for a Banach-space reason, namely due ...
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References for "folklore" on strong amenability of (group) C*-algebras?

[Apologies in advance for the prolixity - but I was unsure how much of the story is familiar.] $\newcommand{\ptp}{\widehat{\otimes}} \newcommand{\co}{\operatorname{co}} \newcommand{\Cst}{\operatorname{...
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