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A Collatz-like map?

Consider the map $\psi$ acting on triples $(a\leq b\leq c)$ of three positive natural integers with $\mathrm{gcd}(a,b,c)=1$ as follows: Set $$(a',b',c')=\left(\frac{a}{\mathrm{gcd}(a,bc)},\frac{b}{\...
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Extension of Coburn's theorem on isometry and Toeplitz algebra

$\newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}$Let $H$ be a Hilbert space, and $X \in B(H)$ a proper isometry (i.e. $X^{\star}X = \id$ and $XX^{\star} \neq \id$). Coburn's theorem states that ${\rm C}^{\star}(X)$, ...