Morita equivalence of C*-correspondences passes to the related operator algebras

We revisit a central result of Muhly and Solel on operator algebras of C*-correspondences. We prove that (possibly non-injective) strongly Morita equivalent C*-correspondences have strongly Morita equivalent relative Cuntz–Pimsner C*-algebras. The same holds for strong Morita equivalence (in the sense of Blecher, Muhly and Paulsen) and strong Δ-equivalence (in the sense of Eleftherakis) for the related tensor algebras. In particular, we obtain stable isomorphism of the operator algebras when the equivalence is given by a σ-TRO. As an application we show that strong Morita equivalence coincides with strong Δ-equivalence for tensor algebras of aperiodic C*-correspondences.     

On the Morita Equivalence of Tensor Algebras

We develop a notion of Morita equivalence for general C^*-correspondencesover C^*-algebras. We show that if two correspondences are Moritaequivalent, then the tensor algebras built from them are stronglyMorita equivalent in the sense developed by Blecher, Muhly andPaulsen. Also, the Toeplitz algebras are strongly Morita equivalentin the sense of Rieffel, as are the Cuntz–Pimsner algebras.Conversely, if the tensor algebras are strongly Morita equivalent,and if the correspondences are aperiodic in a fashion that generalizesthe notion of aperiodicity for automorphisms of C^*-algebras,then the correspondences are Morita equivalent. This generalizesa venerated theorem of Arveson on algebraic conjugacy invariantsfor ergodic, measure-preserving transformations. The notionof aperiodicity, which also generalizes the concept of fullConnes spectrum for automorphisms, is explored; its role inthe ideal theory of tensor algebras and in the theory of theirautomorphisms is investigated. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification:46H10, 46H20, 46H99, 46M99, 47D15, 47D25.     

Classifying tame blocks and related algebras up to stable equivalences of Morita type

We contribute to the classification of finite dimensional algebras under stable equivalence of Morita type. More precisely we give a classification of Erdmann’s algebras of dihedral, semi-dihedral and quaternion type and obtain as byproduct the validity of the Auslander-Reiten conjecture for stable equivalences of Morita type between two algebras, one of which is of dihedral, semi-dihedral or quaternion type.     

Foxby equivalence, complete modules, and torsion modules

Taking the idea from classical Foxby equivalence, we develop an equivalence theory for derived categories over differential graded algebras. Both classical Foxby equivalence and the Morita equivalence for complete modules and torsion modules developed by Dwyer and Greenlees arise as special cases.     

Bimodule Deformations, Picard Groups and Contravariant Connections

We study deformations of invertible bimodules and the behavior of Picard groups under deformation quantization. While K ₀-groups are known to be stable under formal deformations of algebras, Picard groups may change drastically. We identify the semiclassical limit of bimodule deformations as contravariant connections and study the associated deformation quantization problem. Our main focus is on formal deformation quantization of Poisson manifolds by star products.     

Left-sided quasi-invertible bimodules over Nakayama algebras

Bimodules over triangular Nakayama algebras that give stable equivalences of Morita type are studied here. As a consequence one obtains that every stable equivalence of Morita type between triangular Nakayama algebras is a Morita equivalence.     

A Morita theorem for dual operator algebras

We prove that two dual operator algebras are weak^∗ Morita equivalent in the sense of [D.P. Blecher, U. Kashyap, Morita equivalence of dual operator algebras, J. Pure Appl. Algebra 212 (2008) 2401-2412] if and only if they have equivalent categories of dual operator modules via completely contractive functors which are also weak^∗-continuous on appropriate morphism spaces. Moreover, in a fashion similar to the operator algebra case, we characterize such functors as the module normal Haagerup tensor product with an appropriate weak^∗ Morita equivalence bimodule. We also develop the theory of the W^∗-dilation, which connects the non-selfadjoint dual operator algebra with the W^∗-algebraic framework. In the case of weak^∗ Morita equivalence, this W^∗-dilation is a W^∗-module over a von Neumann algebra generated by the non-selfadjoint dual operator algebra. The theory of the W^∗-dilation is a key part of the proof of our main theorem.     

Derived Equivalence Classification of the Cluster-Tilted Algebras of Dynkin Type E

We obtain a complete derived equivalence classification of the cluster-tilted algebras of Dynkin type E. There are 67, 416, 1574 algebras in types E ₆, E ₇ and E ₈ which turn out to fall into 6, 14, 15 derived equivalence classes, respectively. This classification can be achieved computationally and we outline an algorithm which has been implemented to carry out this task. We also make the classification explicit by giving standard forms for each derived equivalence class as well as complete lists of the algebras contained in each class; as these lists are quite long they are provided as supplementary material to this paper. From a structural point of view the remarkable outcome of our classification is that two cluster-tilted algebras of Dynkin type E are derived equivalent if and only if their Cartan matrices represent equivalent bilinear forms over the integers which in turn happens if and only if the two algebras are connected by a sequence of “good” mutations. This is reminiscent of the derived equivalence classification of cluster-tilted algebras of Dynkin type A, but quite different from the situation in Dynkin type D where a far-reaching classification has been obtained using similar methods as in the present paper but some very subtle questions are still open.     

Strong shift equivalence of <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>*-correspondences

We define a notion of strong shift equivalence for C*-correspondences and show that strong shift equivalent C*-correspondences have strongly Morita equivalent Cuntz-Pimsner algebras. Our analysis extends the fact that strong shift equivalent square matrices with non-negative integer entries give stably isomorphic Cuntz-Krieger algebras. The first author was supported by NSF Grant DMS-0355443. The third author was supported by NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship DMS-0201960.     

Summands of Stable Equivalences of Morita Type

A stable equivalence of Morita type between two finite dimensional algebras with no separable summand will be shown to restrict to stable equivalences of Morita type between their summands. We will apply this to prove that stable equivalence of Morita type preserves self-injectivity of algebras and the property of being symmetric.     

Quaternionic structures

Any oriented 4-dimensional real vector bundle is naturally a line bundle over a bundle of quaternion algebras. In this paper we give an account of modules over bundles of quaternion algebras, discussing Morita equivalence, characteristic classes and K-theory. The results have been used to describe obstructions for the existence of almost quaternionic structures on 8-dimensional Spin^c manifolds in ?adek et al. (2008) [5] and may be of some interest, also, in quaternionic and algebraic geometry.     

Orbit equivalence,flow equivalence and ordered cohomology

We study self-homeomorphisms of zero dimensional metrizable compact Hausdorff spaces by means of the ordered first cohomology group, particularly in the light of the recent work of Giordano Putnam, and Skau on minimal homeomorphisms. We show that flow equivalence of systems is analogous to Morita equivalence between algebras, and this is reflected in the ordered cohomology group. We show that the ordered cohomology group is a complete invariant for flow equivalence between irreducible shifts of finite type; it follows that orbit equivalence implies flow equivalence for this class of systems. The cohomology group is the (pre-ordered) Grothendieck group of the C^*-algebra crossed product, and we can decide when the pre-ordering is an ordering, in terms of dynamical properties.     

A note on stable equivalences of Morita type

We investigate when an exact functor --Γ which induces a stable equivalence is part of a stable equivalence of Morita type. If Λ and Γ are finite dimensional algebras over a field k whose semisimple quotients are separable, we give a necessary and sufficient condition for this to be the case. This generalizes a result of Rickard’s for self-injective algebras. As a corollary, we see that the two functors given by tensoring with the bimodules in a stable equivalence of Morita type are right and left adjoints of one another, provided that these bimodules are indecomposable. This fact has many interesting consequences for stable equivalences of Morita type. In particular, we show that a stable equivalence of Morita type induces another stable equivalence of Morita type between certain self-injective algebras associated to the original algebras. We further show that when there exists a stable equivalence of Morita type between Λ and Γ, it is possible to replace Λ by a Morita equivalent k-algebra Δ such that Γ is a subring of Δ and the induction and restriction functors induce inverse stable equivalences.     

Constructions of stable equivalences of Morita type for finite dimensional algebras II

Suppose k is a field. Let A and B be two finite dimensional k-algebras such that there is a stable equivalence of Morita type between A and B. In this paper, we prove that (1) if A and B are representation-finite then their Auslander algebras are stably equivalent of Morita type; (2) The n-th Hochschild homology groups of A and B are isomorphic for all n≥1. A new proof is also provided for Hochschild cohomology groups of self-injective algebras under a stable equivalence of Morita type.     

Monoidal Morita invariants for finite group algebras

Two Hopf algebras are called monoidally Morita equivalent if module categories over them are equivalent as linear monoidal categories. We introduce monoidal Morita invariants for finite-dimensional Hopf algebras based on certain braid group representations arising from the Drinfeld double construction. As an application, we show, for any integer n, the number of elements of order n is a monoidal Morita invariant for finite group algebras. We also describe relations between our construction and invariants of closed 3-manifolds due to Reshetikhin and Turaev.     

Derived Equivalence Classification of Nonstandard Selfinjective Algebras of Domestic Type

We give a complete derived equivalence classification of all nonstandard representation-infinite domestic selfinjective algebras over an algebraically closed field. As a consequence, a complete stable equivalence classification of these algebras is obtained.     

The classification of two step nilpotent complex Lie algebras of dimension 8

A Lie algebra g is called two step nilpotent if g is not abelian and [g, g] lies in the center of g. Two step nilpotent Lie algebras are useful in the study of some geometric problems, such as commutative Riemannian manifolds, weakly symmetric Riemannian manifolds, homogeneous Einstein manifolds, etc. Moreover, the classification of two-step nilpotent Lie algebras has been an important problem in Lie theory. In this paper, we study two step nilpotent indecomposable Lie algebras of dimension 8 over the field of complex numbers. Based on the study of minimal systems of generators, we choose an appropriate basis and give a complete classification of two step nilpotent Lie algebras of dimension 8.     

Morita equivalence of dual operator algebras

We consider notions of Morita equivalence appropriate to weak* closed algebras of Hilbert space operators. We obtain new variants, appropriate to the dual algebra setting, of the basic theory of strong Morita equivalence, and new nonselfadjoint analogues of aspects of Rieffel’s W^∗-algebraic Morita equivalence.