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What does it mean for a category to admit direct integrals?
Given an infinite countable group $G$, the category of unitary representations of $G$ admits direct integrals.
Namely, given a measure space $(X,\mu)$ and a measurable family of unitary $G$-reps $(H_x)...
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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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Finite compact quantum groups
Let $(A, \Delta)$ be a $C^*$-algebraic compact quantum group (in the sense of Woronowicz). It is called finite if $A$ is a finite-dimensional $C^*$-algebra. By elementary $C^*$-algebra theory, we ...
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The inequality $a^*ca \le \|c\| a^*a$ in a pre-$C^*$-algebra
Let $A$ be a pre-$C^*$-algebra, i.e. $A$ satisfies all axioms for a $C^*$-algebra except completeness. In other words, $A$ is an involutive algebra with a $C^*$-norm.
We say that $x \in A$ is positive ...
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Takesaki: Lemma about enveloping von Neumann algebra
Consider the following lemma with proof from Takesaki's book "Theory of operator algebra I" (p121):
It appears to me that Takesaki claims at the end of the proof that $\pi(A)_1$ is $\sigma$-...
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irreducible subfactor inclusion and commutativity of induced projections
Let $N\subset M$ be an irreducible subfactor inclusion, i.e., $N'\cap M =\mathbb C1$, acting on a Hilbert space $H$.
Let $\Omega\in H$.
Does it follow that the projections onto $[N\Omega]$ and $[M'\...
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Example of a ternary $C^{\ast}$-ring which is not an operator space
A ternary $C^{\ast}$-ring is a complex Banach space $X$, equipped with a ternary product $[\cdot,\cdot,\cdot]:X^3 \to X$ which is linear in outer variables and conjugate linear in middle variable. ...
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Polar decomposition in abstract von Neumann algebra
Probably an easy question, but here goes:
In a concrete von Neumann algebra $M \subseteq B(H)$, every element $m \in M$ has a polar decomposition $m= p|m|$ where $p$ is a partial isometry and $|m|= \...
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On solvability of equation $D(x)=1$ where $D:A\to A$ is a bounded outer derivation on a $C^*$ algebra
Let $A$ be a unital $C^*$ algebra. Assume that $D:A\to A$ is a bounded derivation.
Can one say that $1$ can not be in the image of $D$?
If the answer is no:
What is a counter example? What kind of $...
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$(\iota \otimes f)(X) = 0$ for all $f \in B^*$ implies $X=0$
Let $A$ and $B$ be $C^*$-algebras. Given $f \in B^*$, we can form the right slice map
$$\iota \otimes f: A \otimes B \to A: a \otimes b \mapsto af(b)$$
which extends uniquely to a bounded linear map
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Stable rank one and corners of $C^\ast$-algebras
Thanks to a result of Herman and Vaserstein in [3], Rieffel's notion of stable rank [4] coincides with the Bass stable rank [1] for every $C^\ast$-algebra $A$: we denote it by $\mathrm{sr}(A)$ and we ...
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Elements of the minimal tensor product of a finite dimensional operator system and a $C^*$-algebra
I am trying to prove something that seemed simple to me at first sight but apparently it is giving me a hard time. Here is the same question on MSE.
Let $E\subset A$ be a finite dimensional operator ...
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Faithful traces on quasi-diagonal C*-algebras
Recall that a separable C*-algebra $A$ is quasi-diagonal if there are completely positive and contractive maps $\varphi_k \colon A \rightarrow M_{n(k)}$ such that $||\varphi_k(ab) - \varphi_k(a)\...
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Example of a C*-algebra whose $K_1$ is uncountable
We know that if $A$ is a separable $C^{*}$-algebra then $K_1(A)$ is countable.
Can anybody give an example of a C*-algebra for which $K_1(A)$ is uncountable?
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Convergent bounded net of positive operators converges to a positive operator
Let $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra. Endow $A$ with the strict topology for which a net $\{a_i\}_{i \in I}$ converges to $a \in A$ if $$\|a_i b-ab\| + \|ba_i-ba\| \to 0$$
for all $b \in A$. Is it true that if $...
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Determine whether the center of a $C^*$-algebra is 0
Let $G$ be a locally compact group and $A$ be a non-unital $C^*$-algebra. )$(A,G,\alpha)$ is a $C^*$-dynamical sysytem. The space of all continous functions from $G$ to $A$ with compact support is ...
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Trying to recognise a $C^*$-algebra
Let $H$ and $K$ be infinite dimensional (separable) Hilbert spaces and $X=B(H,K)$ denote the space of bounded linear operators. For $T_1, T_2$ in $X$, we define $D_{T_1,T_2}:X \to X$ as $D_{T_1,T_2}(T)...
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What is a C*-algebra generated by a subset of a direct sum of C*-algebras equal to?
I'm studying C-algebras and I don't know how to address the following question: let $(A_k)_{k\in \mathbb{N}}$ a family of C-algebras and let $\mathcal{G}$ a subset of $\displaystyle\bigoplus_{k\in \...
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A locally convex $C^*$ algebraic structure on the disk algebra
A locally convex $C^*$ algebra is a locally convex topological vector space $A$ whose topology is generated by a familly of complete $C^*$ semi norm and $A$ is a $*$ algebra. Moreover all algebra ...
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Reference request: Brown Ozawa and strong completely positive approximation property?
The notion of a $C^*$-algebra being nuclear has many equivalent characterisations. These are considered in the excellent, modern textbook $C^*$-Algebras and Finite-Dimensional Approximations by Brown ...
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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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A completely positive equivariant map $\varphi: A \to B$ induces a map on the full crossed products
Let $G$ be a discrete group. Let $(A,\alpha)$ and $(B,\beta)$ be $G$-$C^*$-algebras and $\varphi: A \to B$ be $G$-equivariant and completely positive. All crossed products in this post are full (= ...
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Is every quasi-nilpotent element in a C$^*$-algebra a norm-limit of nilpotent elements?
Let $A$ be a C$^*$-algebra. I have seen theorems either stating or implying that if $A$ is the algebra of bounded linear operators on a separable Hilbert space (Herrero et al.), or the Calkin algebra, ...
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Can the intersection of a unitary and an irreducibly represented injective $C^*$-algebra be $\{0\}$?
Let $\mathcal{A}$ be an injective $C^*$-algebra irreducibly acting on a Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$, and let $\phi$ be a completely positive idempotent from $\mathbb{B}(\mathcal{H})$ onto $\mathcal{A}$...
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$\|t\| = \sup_{\|z\| \le 1} \|\langle tz,z\rangle\|$ when $t=t^*$
Let $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra, $E$ be a (right) Hilbert $A$-module and $t \in \mathcal{L}_A(E)$ be an adjointable operator satisfying $t=t^*$. Is it true that
$$\|t\| = \sup_{z \in E, \|z\| = 1} \|\...
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$C\lVert\sum_i a_{ii}\rVert \ge \lVert(a_{ij})\rVert$ for matrices with entries in a $C^*$-algebra
Let $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra and $(a_{ij}) \in M_n(A)$ be a positive matrix. Does there exist a constant $C \ge 0$ (not depending on the $a_{ij}$) such that
$$\lVert(a_{ij})\rVert \le C \Bigl\lVert\...
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The closure of selfadjoint elements of an algebra whose spectrum consist of rational numbers
Let $H$ be a seperable complex Hilbert space. What is the closure of the set of all self adjoint operators in $B(H)$ whose spectrum is a subset of the rational number $\mathbb{Q}$.
Apart from finite ...
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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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Stable isomorphism of group C$^*$-algebras
For a discrete group $G$, let $C^*_r(G)$ be its reduced group C$^*$-algebra.
Question: Do there exist discrete, torsion-free non-isomorphic groups $G,H$ such that $C^*_r(G)$ and $C^*_r(H)$ are stably ...
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Irreducible group representation(algebraic and topological irreducibility)
In page 280 of "C^* algebra" by Dixmier, in the context of group representation, it is written 'We never encounter the concept of algebraic irreducibility except in finite dimensional ...
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Is it true that $\omega = \sum_{(k,l)\in I^2}\omega(p_k - p_l)$
Let $\{p_i\}_{i \in I}$ be a collection of projections in a $C^*$-algebra $A$ such that $\sum_{i \in I} p_i = 1$ in the strict topology (note here that $1$ is the unit of the multiplier algebra $M(A)$)...
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When a $C^*$-algebra is an ideal in its second dual?
I would like to know which $C^*$-algebras are ideals in their second duals?
There is a paper by S. Watanabe that claims in introduction that it is well known that a $C^*$-algebra is an ideal in its ...
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Trying to prove a seemingly easy fact on ideals of ternary C*-algebras
Currently I'm reading the paper by Abadie and Ferraro titled Applications of ternary rings to $C^*$-algebras.
Recall that a $C^{\ast}$-ternary ring is a complex Banach space $M$, equipped with a ...
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How can one define a kind of "determinant" on a reduced group $C^*$ algebra?
Let $A$ be a unital $C^*$-algebra which is equipped with a faithful trace $T$. In particular we may consider $A=C^*_{\text{red}} (G)$ for some discrete group $G$. We consider the following ...
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Dimension of commutant
Suppose that $A = M_n(\mathbb{C})$ be the algebra of $n*n$ matrices over $\mathbb{C}$.
If com(A) = {$B \in M_n(\mathbb{C}); AB = BA$}, then what is the $dim(com(A))?$
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Is every maximal ideal in a C*-algebra always closed?
I wonder if every maximal two-sided (self-adjoint) ideal in a C*-algebra is automatically closed. It is a very basic fact of C*-algebra theory that it holds true for the unital case. In the non-unital ...
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A commuting pair of isometries
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and $B(H)$ be the space of all bounded operators on $H$.
The Wold decomposition says that: an operator $x$ in $B(H)$ is an isometry if and only if $x=x_u\oplus x_s$ where $...
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finitely generated C*-algebra as $C(X)$
In the question ($C(X)$ as finitely generated $C^*$-algebra), the answer show that spectrum of an abelian unital finitely generated C*-algebra is homeomorphic to compact subset of $\mathbb{C}^{n}$. I ...
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Show convergence of net associated to GNS-triplet associated to state on a $C^*$-algebra
Let $A\subseteq B \subseteq B(H)$ be an inclusion of $C^*$-algebras where $H$ is some Hilbert space. We have the following conditions:
B is a von Neumann algebra with $A'' = B$.
The inclusion $A \...
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Direct sum of multiplier algebras
Consider a collection of $C^*$-algebras $\{A_i\}_{i \in I}$. We can form the direct sum $$\bigoplus_{i \in I}^{c_0} A_i:= \left\{(a_i)_{i \in I} \in \prod_{i\in I} A_i: \lim_{i \in I} \|a_i\| = 0\...
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Socle of an operator algebra
Let $H, K$ be Hilbert spaces.
Let $A\subseteq B(H)$ be a nonselfadjoint closed subalgebra such that the identity map is in $A$.
Let $C_A$ denote the $C^*$-algebra generated by $A$.
Q1: (this question ...
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The algebra of continuous functions on Cantor set
Let $C(K)$ be the algebra of continuous functions on Cantor set. Is it possible to prove that $C(K)$ forms an AF-algebra without Bratteli diagram?
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A spectral description of Fredholm operators
Let $L:H \to H$ be a bounded operator on a Hilbert space $H$, with finite dimensional kernel, and whose adjoint also has finite dimensional kernel. Is it true that $L$ is Fredholm if and only if its ...
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What are the maximal ideals of $C_0 (X),$ where $X$ is a locally compact Hausdorff space?
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How do the maximal ideals of $C_0(X)$ look like where $X$ is a locally compact Hausdorff space?
I know that if $X$ is a compact Hausdorff space then the maximal ideals of $C(X)$ ...
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Unconditional Convergence of Positive Terms in a $C*$-algebra
I am reading the paper Frames and Outer Frames for Hilbert $C^*$-modules by L.J. Arambasic and D. Bakic. They have mentioned in passing, the following:
"...Since in each $C^*$-algebra, a ...
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$K$-theory and surjective norm-decreasing $*$-homomorphisms between $C^*$-algebras
Let $A$ and $B$ be two $C^*$-algebras, and let $p:A \to B$ be a surjective norm-decreasing $*$-homomorphism which is injective on a dense $*$-sub-algebra of $A$. Can such a map have non-trivial kernel,...
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The double dual of the unitization of a $C^*$-algebra
I am studying the proof that if $A$ is a $C^*$-algebra such that $A^{**}$ is a semidiscrete vN algebra, then $A$ has the completely positive approximation property (CPAP). I was able to handle the ...
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Why is $q(f,g) = (f-g,0)$ not adjointable?
Let $A= C([0,1])$ and $J= \{f \in A: f(0) = 0\}$. Consider the Hilbert $C^*$-module
$E:= A \oplus J$ (with the obvious right $A$-action and inner product). I want to prove that
$$q: E \to E: (f,g) \...
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Opposite $C^*$ algebras
$\DeclareMathOperator\op{op}$Let $A$ be a $C^*$-algebra. We know that $A$ admits a natural operator space structure, namely the operator space structure induced by any faithful $*$-representation of $...
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Trying to understand Haagerup tensor product $B(H)\otimes_{\rm h}B(K)$
I’m self reading Haagerup tensor product of operator spaces. Understanding it properly, I’m trying some examples. Let $H$ And $K$ be Hilbert space. Let $B(H)$ and $K(H)$ denotes the spaces of bounded ...
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