Suppose we have a $C^*$-algebra $\mathcal{U}$, Consider the $C^*$-subalgebra generated by elements of the form $a\otimes a$, what is it isomorphic to? Is it isomorphic to $\mathcal{U}$ itself?
On diagonal part of tensor product of $C^*$-algebras
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