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Unital $C^{*}$ algebras whose all elements have path connected spectrum
A unital $C^{*}$ algebra is called a "Path connected algebra" if the spectrum of all its elements is a path connected subset of $\mathbb{C}$.
What is an example of a non commutative ...
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$C^*$-algebra generated by those operators that are bounded on every $\ell_p$
Suppose $T: c_{00} \to c_{00}$ is a linear map such that, when regarded as an infinite matrix, there is a uniform bound on the $\ell_1$-norms of its columns, and a uniform bound on the $\ell_1$-norms ...
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Schwartz kernel theorem for A-linear operators
Let $X,Y \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be open subsets. Denote by $C^\infty(X)$ the smooth functions on $X$, let $\mathcal{E}'(Y)$ be its dual space considered as a space of distributions. Let $L(C^\infty(X), ...
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Masas in SAW*-algebras
I asked this question three years ago at MSe but it has no response; let me try here.
Pedersen distilled the following class of C*-algebras which he termed SAW*-algebras (Journal of Operator Theory, ...
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Tensorial decomposition of $B(H)$
Let $H$ be an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space and let $\mathcal{B}(H)$ be the (C*/W*-)algebra of bounded operators on it. Actually, you may forget about the involution in $\mathcal{B}(H)$ because I ...
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Is the switch automorphism inner for continuous-trace $C^*$-algebras?
If $R$ is a commutative ring, and $A$ is an Azumaya algebra over $R$, then the switch (or flip, or exchange, etc.) automorphism of $A\otimes_R A$, given by $a\otimes b\mapsto b\otimes a$, is inner: it ...
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Verifying Woronowicz’s proof that all $ {\text{SU}_{q}}(2) $’s are isomorphic as $ C^{*} $-algebras, where $ -1 < q < 1 $
This question is related to one that I asked some time ago.
Definition 1. Let $ q \in (-1,1) $. Let $ A $ be a unital $ C^{*} $-algebra and $ (x,y) $ a pair of elements of $ A $. Then define the $ ...
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About generator and isomorphism problems for free groups operator algebras
Let $H$ be an infinite dimensional separable Hilbert space.
The $C^{*}$-algebras and von Neumann here unital and subalgebras of $B(H)$.
Definition : Let $\mathcal{A}$ be $C^{*}$-algebra (resp. a von ...
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$C^*$ algebras whose nontrivial projections form a non empty compact connected set
Apart from $M_2(\mathbb{C})$. what is an example of a $C^*$ algebra $A$ whose set of non trivial projections form a non empty compact connected set?
Is there an example of this situation such that ...
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Analogue of Friedrichs extension for Hilbert $C^*$-modules
Suppose one has a densely defined symmetric operator $T:\mathcal{M}\rightarrow\mathcal{M}$, where $\mathcal{M}$ is a Hilbert $A$-module for a $C^*$-algebra $A$. Suppose that $T$ is non-negative, so ...
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Inverse limit in the category of $C^{\ast}$-algebras or operator spaces
Does the inverse limits (projective limits) exist in the category of $C^{\ast}$-algebras or operator spaces?
I tried to search but could not find a proper reference. Any reference or comments about ...
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Can C*/W*-algebras be realized as (involutive?) monoid/co-monoid objects?
I would like to know how close one can get to realizing the category of C*-algebras as a category of monoid objects. Related (almost, but not quite, duplicate) questions are:
"Recovering a monoidal ...
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Commutation preserving operators
Let $A$ and $B$ be unital $C$*-algebras and let $T\colon A\to B$ be a bounded linear bijection that preserves commuting elements, i.e., $ab=ba$ implies $TaTb=TbTa$. Does $T^{**}$ then also preserve ...
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A "slice-map" type problem for symmetric tensors in the square of a nuclear C*-algebra
Throughout: let $\otimes$ denote the minimal (i.e. spatial) $\newcommand{\Cst}{{\rm C}^*}\Cst$-tensor product of two $\Cst$-algebras.
Let $B$ be a unital, nuclear $\Cst$-algebra and let $A\subset B$ ...
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Real-world example of a Banach *-algebra with a nonzero *-radical
Is there a real-world example of a Banach *-algebra with a nonzero *-radical (intersection of kernels of all *-representations)? Textbooks give examples of finite-dimensional algebras with degenerate ...
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A characterisation of certain $C^*$-algebras
I was wondering if there is a characterisation for $C^*$-algebras (unital) for which the bidual does not have any central atoms. It is not sufficient for example to demand that the $C^*$-algebra does ...
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C$^*$-algebras in which the spectral radius is comparable to the norm
For every commutative C$^*$-algebra the spectral radius is equal to the norm. My question is:
For which C$^*$-algebras $\mathcal A$ does there exist a constant $C>0$ such that $$C\|a\| \leq ...
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Do the banded operators check the invariant subspace problem?
Let $H$ be an infinite dimensional separable Hilbert space and $B(H)$ the algebra of bounded operators.
Invariant subspace problem: Let $T \in B(H)$. Is there a non-trivial closed $T$-invariant ...
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On the Dunford-Pettis property and multiplier algebras
I am not an expert in operator algebras, so if the answer to this question might be trivial, that might be one reason for that:
Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a $C^\ast$-algebra. Then $\mathcal{A}^{\ast \ast}$ ...
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The ideal structure of the Haagerup tensor product of $C^{\ast}$-algebras
I'm currently reading the paper The ideal structure of the Haagerup tensor product of $C^{\ast}$-algebras and having difficulty in understanding the proof of Proposition $4.5$ from the paper.
Let $A$ ...
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Gelfand's transform for noncommutative $C^*$-algebras
Please excuse me if this is well-known, I am not very familiar with the general theory of $C^*$-algebras.
Let $A$ be a unital separable liminal $C^*$-algebra (in the case I am interested in, ...
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Can the injective envelope ever be injective for $*$-homomorphisms?
The answers to the question "Is the injective envelope functorial" resoundingly remind us that the injective envelope of a C$^*$-algebra really belongs in the category of completely positive ...
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Tensor product of representations on a compact quantum group
Let $\mathbb{G}$ be a $C^*$-algebraic compact quantum group (in the sense of Woronowicz) with function algebra $(C(\mathbb{G}), \Delta)$.
Let $X \in M(B_0(H)\otimes C(\mathbb{G}))$ and $Y \in M(B_0(K)\...
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Restricting a function defined on an étale groupoid to an isotropy group
Let $\mathcal G$ be an étale groupoid, let $x$ be a point in the unit space of $\mathcal G$, and let $\mathcal G(x)$
be the isotropy group of $x$.
If $f$ is a continuous, complex valued, compactly ...
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Inflating the double dual of a C*-algebra (matrix algebra of double dual)
in this post I would like to discuss the fact that If $A$ is a $C^*$-algebra, then $M_n(A^{**})\cong M_n(A)^{**}$, as mentioned in Brown and Ozawa. I can't really see it. Actually, it is enough for me ...
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Relationship between canonical commutation relations and projective representations?
$\DeclareMathOperator\CCR{CCR}\DeclareMathOperator\Im{Im}\DeclareMathOperator\PU{PU}$Let $V$ be a real vector space equipped with an antisymmetric bilinear form $\omega$. Recall that there is a $C^\...
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Does the Cauchy–Schwarz inequality imply 2-positivity?
Recall the following generalisation of Cauchy–Schwarz.
Theorem. Let $f\colon \mathscr{A} \to \mathscr{B}$ be a linear 2-positive map between C$^*$-algebras. Then for all $a,b \in \mathscr{A}$ we ...
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The weak-star closure of closed left ideals corresponding to pure states
I asked this question at math.stackexchange and received no comment.
Let $A$ be a C*-algebra and $\phi$ be a positive linear functional on $A$. Let $\tilde{\phi}$ be its unique $w^*$-continuous ...
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Excising the trace of a $II_1$-factor
Recall that a state $\varphi$ on a $C^*$-algebra $A$ is said to be excised by projections if there exists a net of projections $e_i \in A$ such that $\| e_i a e_i - \varphi(a) e_i\| \to_{i} 0$ for all ...
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Takesaki's duality in representation theory of $C^*$-algebras
In M.Takesaki's 1967 article titled A Duality in the Representation Theory of C-Algebras*, admissible operator fields are defined in order to generalize Gelfand transform to a non-abelian setting.
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Two more topologies on unitary groups
Let $H$ be a separable Hilbert space and let $\operatorname{U}(H)$ be the group of unitary transformations of $H$. It is well known that the weak, strong and compact-open topologies on $\operatorname{...
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Can any POVM be induced by a quantum instrument?
I suspect this is the obvious result of something in operator algebras, but that's far outside my field.
Recall that a projection-valued measure is a map $E$ from a sigma-algebra $\mathcal{F}$ on ...
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Stinespring's theorem: can we choose the dilation to be an isometry?
Let $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra and $\varphi: A \to B(H)$ be a completely positive contractive map. Stinespring's theorem says that there exists a $*$-representation $\pi: A \to B(H')$ and a bounded ...
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Question about a paper on approximate identities
I am currently reading this paper on approximate identities of ternary Banach algebras. Assume that $(A, [.,.,.])$ is a ternary Banach algebra. A bounded net $(e_{\alpha}, f_{\alpha})$ is said to be ...
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Reference request for representation theory of TRO
Let $H$ and $K$ be Hilbert spaces. Recall that a Ternary ring of operator(TRO) $V$ is a closed subspace of $B(H,K)$ such that $xy^{\ast}z \in V$ for all $x,y,z \in V$. I have recently started reading ...
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Is the set of points in the irreducible decompositions of this C$^{*}$ -algebra's representations closed?
Suppose $X$ and $Y$ are compact Hausdorff spaces. Let $\varphi\colon C(X)\to M_{n}(C(Y))$ be any $*$-homomorphism. If $\pi$ is an irreducible representation of $M_{n}(C(Y))$, then $\pi$ is unitarily ...
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Full free product of $B(\mathcal H_i)$
It struck me that I know nothing about the full (universal) free product of the $B(\mathcal H_i)$ amalgamated over $\mathbb C$ for Hilbert spaces $\mathcal H_i$ with identified unit vector $\xi_i$. So ...
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A point concerning absolute value of functionals
Let $M$ be a von Neumann sub-algebra in $B(H)$. Let $\phi$ be a normal functional on $M$. Assume $\psi$ is a normal functional on $B(H)$ with $\psi_{|_M}=\phi$ (note that $\phi$ and $\psi$ may have ...
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Uniqueness of the reduced free product of unital completely positive maps
For $1\leq i\leq n$, let $\psi_i$ be a faithful state on the C$^*$-algebra $A_i$ and $\phi_i$ be a faithful state on the C$^*$-algebra $B_i$. Let $(A,\psi) = *_{i=1}^n (A_i,\psi_i)$ and $(B, \phi) = *...
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An estimate for the maximal $C^*$-norm in the group algebra of a free group
Let $F\twoheadrightarrow G$ be an epimorphism of groups, $F$ being finitely generated and free. Let $H$ be its kernel. Consider a lifting
$i:G\hookrightarrow F$ of the epimorphism.
Every element of $...
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Closure of pseudodifferential operators of order 0 on compact manifolds
Let $M$ be a compact manifold. If we have a pseudodifferential operator $P$ of order $0$ on $M$, then $P$ is pseudolocal, i.e., every commutator $[f,P]$ with a continuous function $f \in C(M)$ is a ...
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Quasidiagonal C*-algebras
Let $A$ be a nuclear $C^*$-algebra satisfying UCT condition. Then under what assumptions $A$ is quasidiagonal?
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Example of a ternary Lie ideal which is not a Lie ideal
Let $H$ and $K$ be Hilbert spaces and $V\subset B(H,K)$ be a ternary ring of operators i.e. $xy^*z \in V$ for all $x,y,z \in V$. Let $I$ be a closed subspace of $V$. $I$ is called a ternary Lie ideal ...
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Finding non-zero elements with $x^*x\leq\frac{1}{n}$
For a given unital Banach *-algebra $A$, let us put $A_+=\{\sum_1^n x^*_ix_i : x_i\in A, n\in \mathbb{N}\}$. We write $x\geq0$ if $x\in A_+$.
What types of (non semi-simple) unital Banach *-algebras ...
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General construction of enveloping C*-algebra, left/right-regular representation, etc
In a number of contexts (e.g. groups, crossed products, groupoids, Fell bundles) there are similar constructions of enveloping C*-algebras and left/right-regular representations that incorporate ...
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Need help in proving an inclusion between some subspaces of operators
The following question was first posted on Math.Stackexchange.com but unfortunately I didn’t get any answer. This might be obvious for many researchers but I can’t see how this is so, thus I am asking ...
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A Banach or $C^*$ algebraic analogy of a classical fact in real analysis
Let $A$ be a commutative unital Banach algebra.The maximal ideal space of $A$ is denoted by $\hat A$.
Assume that $D:A \to A$ is a derivation. Fix an element $a\in A$.
Assume that for every $\phi\in \...
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Closable operators on Hilbert modules
For $T:{\frak{Dom}}(T) \to H$ a densely defined operator, with $H$ a (separable) Hilbert space, we know that $T$ is closable if its adjoint $T^*$ has dense domain in $H$.
Does this extend to the (...
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Is $\ell_2(A)$ a Hilbert C$^*$-module with Opial property?
If $A=Mat_{n\times n}(\mathbb{C}) $, Is $\ell_2(A)$ a Hilbert $A$-module with Opial property?
Opial property: If ($w-\lim x_n=0 $) then $
(\liminf \lVert x_n\rVert<\liminf \lVert x_n-y \...
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An operator valued Egoroff's theorem
The following statements suggests $B(H)$-valued Egoroff's theorem when $H$ is a separable Hilbert space. Probably it will be hold even if a von Neumann algebra $M$ whose predual is separable is ...
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