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Clebsch Gordan coefficients of compact quantum groups
Consider a compact quantum group $G$. Let $a, b$ and $c$ be irreducible unitary corepresentations and assume that $c$ is contained in $a \otimes b$. Let $U$ be the intertwiner from the representation ...
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Crossed Products by Permutation Groups
What can be said about the following crossed product $C^*$-algebra?
Let $A$ be a Kirchberg algebra with $K_0(A) = \mathbb{Q}$ and $K_1(A) = 0$. Consider the direct sum of $n$ copies of $A$, i.e. $B = ...
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The coproduct on the 2-boxes space of the group-subgroup subfactor planar algebras
Let $(H \subset G)$ be an inclusion of finite groups.
Let the subfactor $(\mathcal{R} \rtimes H \subset \mathcal{R} \rtimes G)$ with $\mathcal{R}$ the hyperfinite ${\rm II}_1$ factor, and its planar ...
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Are two $W^*$-algebras $A$ and $B$ that are Morita equivalent (in the sense of Rieffel) also Morita equivalent in the algebraic sense (as rings)?
Let $A$ and $B$ be $C^*$-algebras, I had a question about Morita equivalence for $C^*$-algebras and $W^*$-algebras, I've come across 3 concepts:
Morita equivalence for $C^*$-algebras: Equivalence of ...
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Dense ideals in C*-algebras and K-theory
Let $A$ be a nonunital C*-algebra and let $I \subset A$ be a dense, $*$-closed, 2-sided ideal. I was under the impression that there existed some "obvious" argument proving that $I$ carries all the $K$...
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A question on extension of $Z^{*}$ algebras
A $Z^{*}$ algebra is a $C^{*}$ algebra which all elements are(two sided or equivalently one sided) zero divisor.
Are there two $Z^{*}$ algebras $A,B$ such that for every short exact sequence of ...
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Limits of Nilpotent and Quasi-nilpotent Operators in a $\mathrm{II}_1$-factor
A bounded operator $A$ in a Hilbert space is called nilpotent if there exists $n$ such that $A^{n}=0$. An operator is called quasi-nilpotent iff
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\limsup_{n\to\infty}{ \|A^{n}\|^{1/n}}=0.
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Strong monotone limits and dense subalgebras of von Neumann algebras, again
Edit: I just realized that this question is related to Andreas Thom's very interesting question here. I think the question below is more crude...
Michael's question here reminded me of the first ...
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The planar algebra generated by the biprojections
Let $(N_1 \subset M_1)$ and $(N_2 \subset M_2)$ be two irreducible finite index subfactors.
Let $\mathcal{B}_i$ be the set of all the biprojections of $\mathcal{P}_{2+}(N_i \subset M_i)$.
Let $\...
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Are the integer index finite depth irreducible subfactors Kac-coideal?
Is every integer index finite depth irreducible subfactors planar algebra, the intermediate of an irreducible finite index depth $2$ subfactors planar algebra?
In other words, of the following form (...
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Groups with reduced C*-algebras of stable rank 1
Let $G$ be a countable discrete group, $C_r^*(G)$ its reduced $C^*$-algebra. We say that $G$ has stable rank 1 if $C_r^*(G)$ has stable rank one, that is, the set of invertible elements is dense in $...
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Are the Gell-Mann matrices extremal when used as Kraus operators for a quantum channel?
Landau and Streater proved that a set of Kraus operators, Ai, is extremal if and only if the set
$\{A_{k}^{\dagger}A_{l}\}_{k,l \ldots N}$
are linearly independent. I have seen very convincing ...
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Subfactor theory and Hilbert von Neumann Algebras
There seem to be intimate connections between the different definitions of von Neumann module. The two that I'm aware of are Hilbert von Neumann modules and correspondences (in the sense of Connes). I ...
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When a name is used for two different notions!
What would you do if you see a notion which you used to work with has two names and the same name you use for this notion is used for another notion too. For example, after the work of J.B. Bost, A. ...
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range projection of an unbounded idempotent affiliated to a finite von Neumann algebra
To be slightly more precise: let $M\subset B(H)$ be a finite von Neumann algebra equipped with a faithful normal trace $\tau$, and let $L^0(M,\tau)$ be the completion of $M$ in the measure topology; ...
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Connected component of the identity in graded Banach algebras
I search for a noncommutative idempotent-less Banach algebra $A$ which is graded by a finite abelian group $G$ such that a nontrivial homogenous element lies in the same connected component as $1_{...
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Self-adjoint extension of locally defined differential operators
The following is well known. Given a symmetric differential operator, like $\partial_x^2$, defined on smooth functions of compact support on $\mathbb{R}$, $C_0^\infty(\mathbb{R})$, one can count the ...
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Are there only finitely many maximal irreducible amenable subfactors at fixed finite index?
A subfactor $N \subset M $ is maximal if it admits no non-trivial intermediate subfactors $N \subset P \subset M $.
Question: Are there only finitely many maximal irreducible amenable subfactors at ...
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Morphisms associated to measured spaces [duplicate]
In a previous discussion (von neumann algebras and measurable spaces), the connexion between von Neumann algebras and localized measured spaces was clarified. I would like to have a category theory ...
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Dense subspaces in primitive ideals of C-star algebras
Let $G$ be a unimodular locally compact group (my main examples are algebraic groups over local fields. Thefore we can assume $G$ is Type I, if necessary). Then there are at least three group algebras ...
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iterating ultrapowers of C*-algebras
Let $A$ be something interesting like the C*-algebra of compact operators on a separable infinite-dimensional Hilbert space and let $A^1$ be an ultrapower of $A$. Then $A^1$ is a primitive C*-algebra ...
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Maximal ideals of some algebras
This question comes up after I read the chapter 7 : Banach algebras and spectrum theory from Conway's book. As we have known that if $X$ is compact space, then all the maximal ideals of $C(X)=\{ f : X\...
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When is a $\ast$-algebra a $C^{\ast}$-algebra?
The purpose of this question is to collect sufficient conditions on a unital $\ast$-subalgebra $\mathcal{A}$ of the algebra of bounded linear operators $B(\mathcal{H})$ on a separable Hilbert space $\...
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Strange (?) definition of the spectrum
Suppose that $A$ is a commutative, unital $C^*$-algebra. Then it is isomorphic to $C(X)$ for some compact Hausdorff topological space $X$. $X$ can be identified as the space of all unital ...
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Can we characterize the spatial tensor product of von Neumann algebras categorically?
The tensor product of commutative algebras is exactly their coproduct
in the category of commutative algebras.
In other words, if A and B are two commutative algebras,
then the covariant functor that ...
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Is there a subfactor construction involving 2-groups?
I seem to recall that there is a straightforward subfactor construction that yields fusion categories given by G-graded vector spaces and representations of G, for finite groups G. Is there an ...
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Sub-matrices with a real spectrum
This question arises from the study of PT-symmetric quantum mechanics.
Let $A$ be an $n\times n$ complex-valued matrix with a real spectrum.
If $A$ is Hermitian, then any sub-matrix corresponding to ...
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Is the extension of full free group c^* algebra a group?
It is know that the extension of reduced free group C*-algebra is not a group.(By Haagerup and Thorbjørnsen). How about the extension of the full group C-*algebra by compact operators?
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Closed operators and duality
Usually we would define a "densely defined, closed operator" on a Banach space $E$ to be a linear map $T:D(T)\rightarrow E$, where $D(T)$ is a dense subspace of $E$, and the graph of $T$, $G(T)=\{ (x,...
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Bootstrap subcategory abelian?
In the book "K-Theory for Operator Algebras" by Bruce Blackadar, the exercise 23.15.8. on page 246 says:
"Let KKN be the full subcategory of KK with objects in N. Show that KKN is abelian category by ...
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Are the homogeneous single chain subfactors, Dedekind?
Background: See here and there.
Recall that a subfactor is Dedekind if all its intermediate subfactors are normal.
A subfactor $(N \subset M)$ is Homogeneous Single Chain (HSC) if its lattice ...
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C* algebras of free semicircular systems
It was shown by Pimsner and Voiculescu in 1982 that the reduced group $C^{*}$-algebras $C^{*}_{r}(\mathbb{F}_{n})$ and $C^{*}_{r}(\mathbb{F}_{m})$ are isomorphic if and only if $n = m$ (here, $\mathbb{...
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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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CP maps or states on the matrix quantum group $C_q[SU_2]$
This question is about the states on the matrix quantum group $C_q[SU_2]$ (generators $a,b,c,d$ with relations...), or possibly about the representations of the $C^*$ algebra $C_q[SU_2]$ - not about ...
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Isometry from a representation to the representation tensored with itself
Suppose, the group $ G=S(2^{\infty})$ has a unitary representation $ \pi $ on a separable infinite dimensional Hilbert space $ H $.
(The group $ S(2^{\infty}) $ is the direct limit of the following ...
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Faa di Bruno and Free Probability?
It is possible to glean many combinatorial identities using Faa di Bruno’s formula for the coefficients of higher derivatives of a composite function. For many examples, see David Vella’s paper. The ...
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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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Dimension of Birman-Murakami-Wenzl Algebra
I was reading the paper Braids, Link Polynomials and A New Algebra by J. S. Birman and H. Wenzl, and I was wondering is there a combinatorial way to compute the dimension of the algebras $\mathscr{C}...
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Functional calculus for direct integrals
Suppose I have a direct integral of Hilbert spaces $H = \int^\oplus H_x dx $, and suppose I have an operator $T: H \to H$ which is decomposable, and so it can be written as
$T = \int^\oplus T_x$ for ...
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Transfinite induction, a theorem of Pedersen, and chains of subalgebras of $B(H)$
This post is closely related to this one. (In fact I copied some of its content.)
Let $H$ be an infinite dimensional separable complex Hilbert space. All $C^{\star}$-subalgebras of $B(H)$ are assumed ...
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Metrics and completions on the direct limit of matrices of all sizes over arbitrary fields
Let $M_n$ denote the $n$ by $n$ matrices.
Consider the homomorphisms
$$\phi_{n,kn}: M_n \rightarrow M_{kn}$$
which takes a matrix $A \in M_n$ to $A \otimes I_k \in M_{kn}.$
This gives a sensible way ...
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Spatial isomorphisms of tensor product of factors
Suppose $N \subset M$ are two factors, neither of them Type I, acting on a separable Hilbert space $H$. Let $\pi_1$ be a faithful normal representation of $N$ and $\pi_2$ a faithful normal ...
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Classical convolution VS Free Convolution
We denote $\varphi:\mathbb R^2\rightarrow\mathbb R$ the addition of real numbers, and $\varphi_*:M_1(\mathbb R^2)\rightarrow M_1(\mathbb R)$ the induced push-forward map (where $M_1(\Delta)$ stands ...
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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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Is the image of a vNA under a SOT-continuous morphism still a vNA?
It looks very easy but I must admit I am struggling with this problem.
Okay, let $M$ be a von Neumann algebra acting on a Hilbert space $H$ and let $K$ be another Hilbert space. Suppose $h\colon M\to ...
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Invertibility of the planar algebra-subfactor correspondence
In Jones's paper "Planar Algebras I", Theorem 4.2.1 establishes that an extremal finite index subfactor admits a spherical C*-planar algebra structure, and Theorem 4.3.1 establishes that spherical C*-...
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Operator Valued Weights
One of the basic tools in subfactors is the conditional expectation. If $N\subset M$ is a $II_1$-subfactor (or an inclusion of finite factors), then there is a unique trace-preserving conditional ...
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Fredholmness of an operator-valued Toeplitz operator
Let $f$ be an invertible element of $C({\mathbb{T}}; C_b(r,1))$, that is, there exists a $f^{-1}\in C({\mathbb{T}}; C_b(r,1))$ such that for all $z\in {\mathbb{T}}$, $f(z)f^{-1}(z)=1$ in $C_b(r,1)$.
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Is the coproduct of central operators, also central?
Let $\mathcal{P}$ be an irreducible finite index-depth subfactor planar algebra. The $2$-boxes space $\mathcal{P}_{2,+}$ is equipped with the coproduct $(a,b) \mapsto a*b = \mathcal{F}(\mathcal{F}^{-...
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Quick question about conjugate equivalence bimodules and inner products
Let $A$ and $B$ be $W^{*}$-algebras, let $X$ be an $A-B$-equivalence bimodule (according to the definition given in "Morita equivalence for $C^*$-algebras and $W^*$-algebras" by Rieffel, link:http://...
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