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A possible spectral characterization of commutative $C^*$ algebras

Let $A$ be a $C^*$ algebra. Assume that the spectrum $Sp(a_1a_2\ldots a_{n-1}a_n)$ is unchanged as a set after a permutation of $a_i$'s. (unless possible emerge or removing 0 from the spectrum) Does ...
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Is a NC sphere a (one point) compactification of a NC plane?

Inspired by this question About noncommutative sphere and inspired by the fact that the classical sphere is the one point compactificatiin of $\mathbb{R}^2$ we ask the question below: Is the non ...
Ali Taghavi's user avatar
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Fredholm $C^*$-algebras

Let $H$ be a Hilbert space. A vector subspace $W\subset B(H)$ is called a Fredholm subspace if there is an upper bound for the absolute value of Fredholm index of all Fredholm operators $T$ in $W$. ...
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For what kind of $C^*$ algebra $A$ every normal element $y\in A$ has a normal lift for every given surjective $C^*$ morphism $\phi:B\to A$

Is there a terminology for the following property of $C^*$ algebra $A$: For every $C^*$ algebra $B$ and surjective $C^*$ morphism $\phi: B\to A$, every normal element $y\in A$ admits a normal ...
Ali Taghavi's user avatar
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Simple $C^*$ algebras with invariant subspace property

Edit: According to the valuable comment of Yemon Choi I revise the question by replacing "faithful" with "irreducible". We say that a $C^*$ algebra $A$ satisfies the invariant subspace ...
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Graded structures for simple $C^{*}$ algebras without nontrivial idempotent

Edit(A confession): I just realized that the question is trivial: Since one can easily prove that the convex hull of the spectrum of every nontrivial homogeneous element of a $\mathbb{Z}_{n}$-graded $...
Ali Taghavi's user avatar
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Noncommutative Poincaré inequalities

This is a question on how (or if) people in the community think about the Poincaré inequality in noncommutative geometry. In geometry, the Poincaré inequality (when it exists) gives a bound on a ...
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Expression of a non-orthogonal projection in a $C^*$ algebra via an orthogonal one

A paper I'm currently reading uses the following fact. If $A$ is a unital $C^*$-algebra, $P=P^2\in A$, then there are $T, F\in A$ s.t. $F$ is an orthogonal projection ($F=F^*=F^2$) and $$P=F+FT(1-F).\...
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