On C*-Algebras of Toeplitz Operators on the Harmonic Bergman Space

Commutative algebras of Toeplitz operators acting on the Bergman space on the unit disk have been completely classified in terms of geometric properties of the symbol class. The question when two Toeplitz operators acting on the harmonic Bergman space commute is still open. In some papers, conditions on the symbols have been given in order to have commutativity of two Toeplitz operators. In this paper, we describe three different algebras of Toeplitz operators acting on the harmonic Bergman space: The C*-algebra generated by Toeplitz operators with radial symbols, in the elliptic case; the C*-algebra generated by Toeplitz operators with piecewise continuous symbols, in the parabolic and hyperbolic cases. We prove that the Calkin algebra of the first two algebras are commutative, like in the case of the Bergman space, while the last one is not.     

Complete Positivity of Elementary Operators on C*-Algebras

Let be a C*-algebra. We obtain some conditions that are equivalent to the statement that every n-positive elementary operator on is completely positive.     

The Transformation Groups Whose C*-Algebras are Fell Algebras

Let (G, X) be a locally compact transformation group in whichG acts freely on X. We show that the associated transformation-groupC*-algebra C₀(X) G is a Fell algebra if and only if X is aCartan G-space.     

Commutative C*-Algebras of Toeplitz Operators on the Unit Ball, II. Geometry of the Level Sets of Symbols

In the first part [16] of this work, we described the commutative C*-algebras generated by Toeplitz operators on the unit ball whose symbols are invariant under the action of certain Abelian groups of biholomorphisms of . Now we study the geometric properties of these symbols. This allows us to prove that the behavior observed in the case of the unit disk (see [3]) admits a natural generalization to the unit ball . Furthermore we give a classification result for commutative Toeplitz operator C*-algebras in terms of geometric and “dynamic” properties of the level sets of generating symbols. This work was partially supported by CONACYT Projects 46936 and 44620, México.     

Primitivity Conditions for Full Group C*-Algebras

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Locally Convex Quasi *-Algebras of Operators

This note is mainly concerned with locally convex quasi C*-normed *-algebras which arise as completions of C*-algebras of operators under certain topologies. Their importance is made clear by the representation theory of abstract locally convex quasi C*-normed *-algebras, investigated in previous papers and whose basic aspects are also overviewed here.     

Extremal K -Theory and Index for C*-Algebras

We develop the general theory for a new functor K _e on the category of C ^*-algebras. The extremal K-set, K _e (A), of a C ^*-algebra A is defined by means of homotopy classes of extreme partial isometries. It contains K ₁ (A) and admits a partially defined addition extending the addition in K ₁ (A), so that we have an action of K ₁ (A) on K _e (A). We show how this functor relates to K ₀ and K ₁, and how it can be used as a carrier of information relating the various K-groups of ideals and quotients of A. The extremal K-set is then used to extend the classical theory of index for Fredholm and semi-Fredholm operators.     

Toeplitz Operators and Group Representations

Toeplitz operators on the Bergman space of the unit disc can be written as integrals of the symbol against an invariant operator field of rank-one projections. We consider a generalization of the Toeplitz calculus obtained upon taking more general invariant operator fields, and also allowing more general domains than the disc; such calculi were recently introduced and studied by Arazy and Upmeier, but also turn up as localization operators in time-frequency analysis (witnessed by recent articles by Wong and others) and in representation theory and mathematical physics. In particular, we establish basic properties like boundedness or Schatten class membership of the resulting operators. A further generalization to the setting when there is no group action present is also discussed, and the various settings in which similar operator calculi appear are briefly surveyed.     

Groupoid C *-Algebras and Index Theory on Manifolds with Singularities

The simplest case of a manifold with singularities is a manifold M with boundary, together with an identification M M × P, where P is a fixed manifold. The associated singular space is obtained by collapsing P to a point. When P = Z/k or S ¹, we show how to attach to such a space a noncommutative C ^*-algebra that captures the extra structure. We then use this C ^*-algebra to give a new proof of the Freed–Melrose Z/k-index theorem and a proof of an index theorem for manifolds with S ¹ singularities. Our proofs apply to the real as well as to the complex case. Applications are given to the study of metrics of positive scalar curvature.     

Noncommutative Chern Characters of Compact Lie Group C*-Algebras

For compact Lie groups, the Chern characters K^*(G) Q H^* _DR(G;Q) have been already constructed. In this paper, we construct and study the corresponding noncommutative Chern characters. They are homomorphisms ch_C*: K_*(C^*(G)) from quantum K-groups into entire current periodic cyclic homology groups of group C^*-algebras. We also obtain the corresponding algebraic version ch_alg: K_*(C^*(G)) HP_*(C^*(G)), which can be identified with the classical Chern character K_* (C(T)) HP_* (C(T)), where T is the maximal torus of G.     

Hopf C*-Algebras

In this paper we define and study Hopf C^*-algebras. Roughlyspeaking, a Hopf C^*-algebra is a C^*-algebra A with a comultiplication: A M(A A) such that the maps a b (a)(1 b) and a (a 1)(b)have their range in A A and are injective after being extendedto a larger natural domain, the Haagerup tensor product A _hA. In a purely algebraic setting, these conditions on are closelyrelated to the existence of a counit and antipode. In this topologicalcontext, things turn out to be much more subtle, but neverthelessone can show the existence of a suitable counit and antipodeunder these conditions. The basic example is the C^*-algebra C₀(G) of continuous complexfunctions tending to zero at infinity on a locally compact groupwhere the comultiplication is obtained by dualizing the groupmultiplication. But also the reduced group C^*-algebra of a locally compact group with thewell-known comultiplication falls in this category. In factall locally compact quantum groups in the sense of Kustermansand the first author (such as the compact and discrete ones)as well as most of the known examples are included. This theory differs from other similar approaches in that thereis no Haar measure assumed. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 46L65, 46L07, 46L89.     

On Unital Full Amalgamated Free Products of Quasidiagonal C*-Algebras

In the paper, we consider the question as to whether a unital full amalgamated free product of quasidiagonal C*-algebras is itself quasidiagonal. We give a sufficient condition for a unital full amalgamated free product of quasidiagonal C*-algebras with amalgamation over a finite-dimensional C*-algebra to be quasidiagonal. By applying this result, we conclude that the unital full free product of two AF algebras with amalgamation over a finite-dimensional C*-algebra is AF if there exists a faithful tracial state on each of the two AF algebras such that the restrictions of these states to the common subalgebra coincide.     

Propagation Properties for Schrödinger Operators Affiliated with Certain C*-Algebras

We consider anisotropic Schrödinger operators H = -D + V H = -{\Delta} + V in L²(\mathbbRⁿ) L^{2}(\mathbb{R}^n) . To certain asymptotic regions F we assign asymptotic Hamiltonians H_F such that (a) s(H_F) ì s_ess(H) \sigma(H_F) \subset \sigma_{\textrm{ess}}(H) , (b) states with energies not belonging to s(H_F) \sigma(H_F) do not propagate into a neighbourhood of F under the evolution group defined by H. The proof relies on C*-algebra techniques. We can treat in particular potentials that tend asymptotically to different periodic functions in different cones, potentials with oscillation that decays at infinity, as well as some examples considered before by Davies and Simon in [4].     

The Tracial Topological Rank of C*-Algebras

We introduce the notion of tracial topological rank for C*-algebras.In the commutative case, this notion coincides with the coveringdimension. Inductive limits of C*-algebrasof the form PM_n(C(X))P,where X is a compact metric space with dim X k, and P is aprojection in M_n(C(X)), have tracial topological rank no morethan k. Non-nuclear C*-algebras can have small tracial topologicalrank. It is shown that if A is a simple unital C*-algebra withtracial topological rank k (< ), then

(i) A is quasidiagonal,

(ii) A has stable rank 1,

(iii) A has weakly unperforatedK₀(A),

(iv) A has the following Fundamental Comparabilityof Blackadar:if p, q A are two projections with (p) < (q)for all tracialstates on A, then p q

. 2000 MathematicsSubject Classification: 46L05, 46L35.     

C*-Bundles for Certain Liminal C*-Algebras

It is shown that certain liminal C*-algebras whose limit sets in their primitive ideal space are discrete can be described as algebras of continuous sections of a C*-bundle associated with them. Their multiplier algebras are also described in a similar manner. The class of C*-algebras under discussion includes all the liminal C*-algebras with Hausdorff primitive ideal spaces but also many other liminal algebras. A large sub-class of examples is examined in detail.      

Toeplitz plus Hankel Operators with Infinite Index

We study Toeplitz plus Hankel operators acting between Lebesgue spaces on the unit circle, and having symbols which contain standard almost periodic discontinuities. Conditions are obtained under which these operators are right-invertible and with infinite kernel dimension, left-invertible and with infinite cokernel dimension or simply not normally solvable.     

Infinitesimal Generators of C *-Algebras

We develop the method introduced previously, to construct infinitesimal generators on locally compact group C ^*-algebras and on tensor product of C ^*-algebras. It is shown in particular that there is a C ^* -algebra A such that the C ^*-tensor product of A and an arbitrary C ^*-algebra B can have a non-approximately inner strongly one parameter group of ^*-automorphisms.     

The(**)-Haagerup Property for C*-Algebras

Extending the notion of Haagerup property for finite von Neumann algebras to the general von Neumann algebras, the authors define and study the(**)-Haagerup property for C*-algebras in this paper. They first give an answer to Suzuki's question(2013), and then obtain several results of(**)-Haagerup property parallel to those of Haagerup property for C*-algebras. It is proved that a nuclear unital C*-algebra with a faithful tracial state always has the(**)-Haagerup property. Some heredity results concerning the(**)-Haagerup property are also proved.