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When is a Banach Algebra $C^\star$
I know that if there are enough Hermitian elements in a Banach algebra, then the Banach algebra is stellar. In particular, I'm interested in the two spaces $B(L^1(S^1,\Sigma,\mu))$ the space of ...
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simultaneously Approximated by self-adjoint elements.
We know that a $C^*$-algebra $A$ has real rank zero iff every self-adjoint element of $A$ can be approximated in norm by self-adjoint element with finite spectra. My question is:
If we have two self-...
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Does the hyperfinite II_1 factor admit two irreducible representations that are not unitarily equivalent?
Regarding the hyperfinite $II_{1}$ factor $R$ as $C^{*}$-algebra, is it known whether any two irreducible representations of $R$ are unitarily equivalent? If it is known that there exists a pair of ...
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Properties of orthogonality-preserving c.p. maps between $C^*$-algebras
Suppose that $A,C$ are $C^*$-algebras and $\phi:A \to C$ is a completely positive, orthogonality-preserving linear map.
(Orthogonality preserving means: if $a,b \in A$ satisfy $ab=0$ then $\phi(a)\phi(...
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The Haar state on compact quantum groups $A_u(Q)$ and $A_o(Q)$
Let $Q\in GL_n(\mathbb{C})$. The free unitary quantum group is the universal $C^*$-algebra $A_u(Q)$ with generators $u_{ij},1\leq i,j\leq n$ and relations making $u=(u_{ij})$ as well as $Q\bar{u}Q^{-1}...
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when does a $C^*$-algebra have no nonzero unital quotient?
In their paper: "Addition of $C^*$-algebra extensions", G. A. Elliott and D. E. Handelman have discussed some relation between traces and equivalence of projections in $M(A)$, where $M(A)$ is the ...
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Questions about special $C^*$-subalgebras and ideals.
Let $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra and $I$ be a two side closed (essential) ideal of $A$. Suppose that $p \in A\backslash I$ is a non trivial projection. Let $B=pIp$. My questions are:
(1) Is $B$ a $C^*$-...
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Question about hereditary $C^*$-algebra
Can anyone give me a relatively simple proof or Some reference for the following fact.(I know that there is a proof of this theorem in Gerard J. Murphy'book: "$C^*$-Algebras and Operator Theory", but ...
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What's the link between the Toeplitz operators on H^2 and those used to define Cuntz-Pimsner algebras?
An alternate way to phrase this question might be, "How did the Toeplitz operators used in the definition of the Cuntz-Pimsner algebra come by their name?" or, "What's the relationship between the ...
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Matrices with entries in a $C^*$-algebra
Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a $C^\ast$-algebra. Consider vector space of matrices of size $n\times n$ whose entries in $\mathcal{A}$. Denote this vector space $M_{n,n}(\mathcal{A})$. We can define involution ...
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What are known examples of positive but not completely positive maps?
The only example I know of a positive map which is not completely positive is the transpose map on $M_n(\mathbb{C})$. Of course, one can come up with minor perturbations of this (compose it with, or ...
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$c_0$-direct sum of $\mathcal{K}(\mathcal{H})$
Let $\mathcal{K}(\mathcal{H})$ be the C*-algebra of compact operators on a Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$. I am interested in the ($c_0$-)sum
$A=\sum \mathcal{K}(\mathcal{H})$
of countably many ...
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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.]
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Algebraically simple Banach algebras
There are plenty of semi-simple Banach algebras - this broad class includes C*-algebras and algebras of bounded operators on a given Banach space. On the other hand, it seems unlikely to me that there ...
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Quantum braid group
Recently I learned the definition of the quantum permutation group $A_s(n)$, which starts from the fundamental representation by permutation matrices and exchanges the entries by noncommuting ...
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Does left-invertible imply invertible in full group C*-algebras (discrete case)?
The following question/problem has been bugging me on and off for some time now: so I thought it might be worth broaching here on MO, as a case of "ask the experts".
Let $G$ be a discrete group. ...
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Commutators in the reduced C*-algebra of the free group
Is it known whether any element of trace 0 in the reduced $C^*$-algebra of a non-abelian free group, is a limit of sums of (additive) commutators?
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When C(K) is closed in sigma strong topology?
Fix a compact Hausdorff space $K$ and think about $C(K)$ as a C*-algebra acting on a Hilbert space $H$. Suppose that $C(K)$ is closed in $\mathcal{B}(H)$ in:
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Grading on Multiplier Algebras
A graded C*-algebra A is inner-graded if there exists a self-adjoint unitary $\varepsilon$ in the multiplier algebra M(A) of A which implements the grading automorphism $\alpha$ on A: $\alpha(a)=\...
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Why is this a conditional expectation into the fixed point algebra?
Let $A$ be a C*-algebra and let $\alpha$ be an action of the circle group $S_1$ on $A$ (Gauge action).
We define the following map:
$$E:A\rightarrow A;\quad E(a):=\int\alpha_t(a)\textrm{d} t.$$
My ...
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When are certain group C*-algebras exact?
This is somewhere between a "reference request" and "ask an expert", but I hope it is not too trivial or off-topic.
Anyway. There has been a lot of attention given to showing that for certain ...
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Strict positivity in dense subalgebras of $C^{*}$-algebras
Let $A$ be a $C^{*}$-algebra, represented on a Hilbert space $H$, and $D$ a selfadjoint unbounded operator on $H$ (note that we do not impose that $D$ have compact resolvent). Let
$\mathcal{A}:=${$a\...
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Is the unitary group of $l^2(A)$ with the strict topology contractible?
Let $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra with countable approximate unit. Let $\mathbb{K}$ denote the compact operators on a separable Hilbert space. Mingo and later Cuntz and Higson have shown that the unitary ...
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Fredholmness and invertibility in a C* algebra generated convolution-type operators
Let $PC$ be the algebra of complex-valued, piecewise-continuous functions from $[-\infty,+\infty]$, $SO$ be the algebra of bounded, continuous, complex-valued functions on $\mathbb R$ which are slowly ...
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topology on the automorphism group of a C* algebra
Let $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra. The group $Aut(A)$ of $\ast$-automorphisms of $A$ is usually equipped either with the pointwise norm topology, i.e. the topology generated by the semi-norms $\lVert \varphi ...
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Range of completely positive projection
Let $A$ be a C*-algebra. Suppose that $P:A \rightarrow A$ is a contractive completely positive projection. Does the range $P(A)$ is completely order isomorphic to a $C^*$-algebra?
In the case where ...
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Given a C-star dynamical system and a subgroup of the acting group, is the corresponding map on crossed product algebras necessarily an injection
Let $(A,\alpha, G)$ be a $C^*$-dynamical system, where $G$ is a discrete group. Let $\Gamma$ be a subgroup of $G$, then we can form two universal crossed products $A\rtimes_\alpha \Gamma$ and $A\...
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Finite dimensionality of certain $C^{\star}$-algebras
In the discussion about the question Finite-dimensional subalgebras of $C^{\star}$-algebras the following separate question came up:
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and $a_1, \dots, a_n \in B(H)$ be self-...
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Ideal of "Compact Operators" in a W*-algebra which gives the sigma-strong-* topology.
In the case of bounded operators on a Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$, $L(\mathcal{H})$, there are multiple descriptions of the $\sigma$-strong-* topology, namely:
1) As given by seminorms $p_{\phi},~p_{\...
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Finite-dimensional subalgebras of $C^\star$-algebras
Let $A$ be a unital $C^\star$-algebra and let $a_1,\dots,a_n$ be a finite list of normal elements in $A$ which (together with their adjoints) generate a norm-dense $\star$-subalgebra $B \subset A$. ...
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Conjugacy classes and reduced group $C^*$-algebra of an amenable group
The reduced $C^*$-algebra of a non-abelian free group $G$ has a unique trace. Hence, there is no chance to separate conjugacy classes of group elements using traces on $C^\star_{red} G$. On the other ...
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Surjective *-homs between multiplier algebras
Let A and B be C*-algebras, and let $\phi:A\rightarrow B$ be a surjective *-homomorphism. Then $\phi$ is non-degenerate, and so we can extend it to *-homomorphism between the multiplier algebras: $\...
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Must we close weakly to apply the spectral theorem?
Let $H$ be an infinite dimensional separable complex Hilbert space. All C*-subalgebras of $B(H)$ are assumed to be non-degenerate.
The spectral projections of a self-adjoint element $T$ of $B(H)$ lie ...
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Simple inequality in C*-algebras
Sorry the title is a bit vague. Let A be a C*-algebra, and let x and y be positive elements in A. Is it true that $$ \|x-y\|^2 \leq \|x^2-y^2\|? $$
Well, yes. But the proof I have is a bit of a ...
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Kernel projections in the universal representation.
Let $A \subseteq \mathcal B(\mathcal H)$ be a unital C*-algebra in its universal representation. The GNS representation $\pi_\mu\colon A \rightarrow \mathcal B(\mathcal H_\mu)$ with base state $\mu$ ...
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The difference between $l^1(G)$ and the reduced group $C^*$ algebra $C_r^*(G)$
Let $G$ be a group and $l^2(G)$ the Hilbert space on $G$. The complex group algebra $CG$ can be imbedded in $B(l^2(G))$, the set of all bounded linear operators, by left translation. The reduced group ...
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Approximate unit for the algebra C*(h) consisting of projectors
Let E be a Hilbert C*-module over some C*-algebra and let $h \in K(E)$. Due to B. Blackadar's, "K-Theory for Operator algebras" Thm. 17.11.4 for a separable C*-algebra $A$, represented by ...
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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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Does equality of the operator norm and the cb norm for every bimodule map over a C*-subalgebra imply that the subalgebra is matricially norming?
In this post, without further mention all C*-algebras are assumed to have an identity element and subalgebras inherit the identity.
Question: Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a C*-subalgebra of $\mathcal{B}$. ...
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Is the group von Neumann algebra construction functorial?
Let $G$ be a group and $CG$ the complex group algebra over the field $C$ of complex number. The group von Neumann algebra $NG$ is the completion of $CG$ wrt weak operator norm in $B(l^2(G))$, the set ...
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Definition of a von Neumann algebra
Is there a way to equip every C*-algebra A with a functorial topology such that
the canonical map A→A** is an isomorphism if and only if A is a von Neumann algebra?
Here A** denotes the dual of A* in ...
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Hilbert $C^*$-modules and approximate units
Hi,
Given a $\sigma$-unital $C^*$-algebra $A$ and a full Hilbert $A$-module $E$, is it possible to find an approximate unit $ \{\epsilon_i\}, i\in I$ in $A$ such that each $\epsilon_i$ is of the ...
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Saito-Wright definition of Rickart C*-algebras
A C*-algebra is Rickart if for each $x\in A$ there is a projection $p\in A$ so that
$R(x)=pA$.
Here the right-annihilator $R(S)$ of $S\subset A$ is defined
as $$R(S)=\{a\in A\mid xa=0\, \forall x\...
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Gelfand duality in NCG
In non-commutative geometry, Gelfand duality is the construction of multiplicative linear functionals of a commutative C*-algebra, which can be viewed as the space of all its irreducible complex ...
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What morphisms / Morita equivalences induce the 2-periodicity isomorphisms of $KK$-theory?
In Kasparov's paper, the canonical isomorphisms $KK_* \rightarrow KK_{*+2k}$ are defined rather implicitely (by tensoring and stabilization).
Are there morphisms of $C^*$-algebras which induce them (...
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Normal operators and it's spectrum in C*-algebras
If $A$ is a C*-algebra and $n$ is a normal element of $A$, then we have: (By Gelfand duality for example.)
$\operatorname{spec}( |N| ) = | \operatorname{spec}(N) | := \left\{ | \lambda | ; \lambda \...
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Do torsion-free groups give projectionless group ($C^\ast$) algebras?
One of the reasons I study von Neumann algebras is that they always have plenty of projections. There are many projectionless $C^\ast$-algebras ($0$ and possibly $1$ are the only projections), but the ...
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