Spectrally bounded operators on simple -algebras

A linear mapping from a subspace of a Banach algebra into another Banach algebra is called spectrally bounded if there is a constant such that for all , where denotes the spectral radius. We prove that every spectrally bounded unital operator from a unital purely infinite simple -algebra onto a unital semisimple Banach algebra is a Jordan epimorphism.

     

The connected stable rank of the purely infinite simple -algebras

Suppose that is a unital purely infinite simple -algebra. If the class [1] of the unit 1 in has torsion, then ; if [1] is torsion-free in , then . If is a non-unital purely infinite simple -algebra, then .

     

Tracially AF -algebras

Inspired by a paper of S. Popa and the classification theory of nuclear -algebras, we introduce a class of -algebras which we call tracially approximately finite dimensional (TAF). A TAF -algebra is not an AF-algebra in general, but a ``large' part of it can be approximated by finite dimensional subalgebras. We show that if a unital simple -algebra is TAF then it is quasidiagonal, and has real rank zero, stable rank one and weakly unperforated -group. All nuclear simple -algebras of real rank zero, stable rank one, with weakly unperforated -group classified so far by their -theoretical data are TAF. We provide examples of nonnuclear simple TAF -algebras. A sufficient condition for unital nuclear separable quasidiagonal -algebras to be TAF is also given. The main results include a characterization of simple rational AF-algebras. We show that a separable nuclear simple TAF -algebra satisfying the Universal Coefficient Theorem and having and is isomorphic to a simple AF-algebra with the same -theory.

     

Compact range property and operators on -algebras

We prove that a Banach space has the compact range property (CRP) if and only if, for any given -algebra , every absolutely summing operator from into is compact. Related results for -summing operators () are also discussed as well as operators on non-commutative -spaces and -summing operators.

     

Tychonoff's theorem for locally compact spaces and an elementary approach to the topology of path spaces

The path spaces of a directed graph play an important role in the study of graph -algebras. These are topological spaces that were originally constructed using groupoid and inverse semigroup techniques. In this paper, we develop a simple, purely topological, approach to this construction, based on Tychonoff's theorem. In fact, the approach is shown to work even for higher dimensional graphs satisfying the finitely aligned condition, and we construct the groupoid of the graph. Motivated by these path space results, we prove a Tychonoff theorem for an infinite, countable product of locally compact spaces. The main idea is to include certain finite products of the spaces along with the infinite product. We show that the topology is, in a reasonable sense, a pointwise topology.

     

Simple corona -algebras

Let be a non-unital and -unital simple -algebra. We show that if is simple, then is purely infinite. We also show that is simple if and only if has a continuous scale provided that is not isomorphic to the compact operators.

     

Strongly self-absorbing -algebras

Say that a separable, unital -algebra is strongly self-absorbing if there exists an isomorphism such that and are approximately unitarily equivalent -homomorphisms. We study this class of algebras, which includes the Cuntz algebras , , the UHF algebras of infinite type, the Jiang-Su algebra and tensor products of with UHF algebras of infinite type. Given a strongly self-absorbing -algebra we characterise when a separable -algebra absorbs tensorially (i.e., is -stable), and prove closure properties for the class of separable -stable -algebras. Finally, we compute the possible -groups and prove a number of classification results which suggest that the examples listed above are the only strongly self-absorbing -algebras.

     

Regularity of operators on essential extensions of the compacts

A semiregular operator on a Hilbert -module, or equivalently, on the -algebra of `compact' operators on it, is a closable densely defined operator whose adjoint is also densely defined. It is shown that for operators on extensions of compacts by unital or abelian -algebras, semiregularity leads to regularity. Two examples coming from quantum groups are discussed.

     

Derivations implemented by local multipliers

A condition on a derivation of an arbitrary C*-algebra is presented entailing that it is implemented as an inner derivation by a local multiplier.

     

A {\tf C}*-ALGEBRA APPROACH TO THE IRREDUCIBILITY OF COWEN-DOUGLAS OPERATORS

The authors consider the irreducibility of the Cowen-Douglas operator $T$. It is proved that $T$ is irreducible iff the unital $C^*$-algebra generated by some non-zero blocks in the decomposition of $T$ with respect to $\bigoplus^\infty_{n=0}\limits(\Ker T^{n+1}\ominus\Ker T^n)$ is $\text{M}_n(\Bbb C).$     

FS-property for -algebras

A -algebra is said to have the FS-property if the set of all self-adjoint elements in has a dense subset of elements with finite spectrum. We shall show that this property is not stable under taking the minimal -tensor products even in case of separable nuclear -algebras.

     

Wigner's theorem in Hilbert -algebras of compact operators

Let be a Hilbert -module over the -algebra of all compact operators on a Hilbert space. It is proved that any function which preserves the absolute value of the -valued inner product is of the form , where is a phase function and is an -linear isometry. The result generalizes Molnár's extension of Wigner's classical unitary-antiunitary theorem.

     

Pseudodifferential calculus on manifolds with corners and groupoids

We build a longitudinally smooth, differentiable groupoid associated to any manifold with corners. The pseudodifferential calculus on this groupoid coincides with the pseudodifferential calculus of Melrose (also called -calculus). We also define an algebra of rapidly decreasing functions on this groupoid; it contains the kernels of the smoothing operators of the (small) -calculus.

     

一类特定的AF-代数

讨论了一类特定的AF-代数,其上的恒等同态可以用一列有限维值域的自同态逐点逼近.给出了这类AF-代数的K-理论刻画,并给出了一个不在这一类中的RFD AF-代数的例子.     

Tietze extension theorem for Hilbert -modules

We prove the following generalization of the noncommutative Tietze extension theorem: if is a countably generated Hilbert -module over a -unital -algebra, then the canonical extension of a surjective morphism of Hilbert -modules to extended (multiplier) modules, , is also surjective.

     

Inner invariant means and conjugation operators

It is shown that Paschke's result cannot be generalized to the [IN]-group setting given by Lau and Paterson. This resolves negatively a problem raised by Lau and Paterson.

     

Bundles of -correspondences over directed graphs and a theorem of Ionescu

We give a short proof of a recent theorem of Ionescu which shows that the Cuntz-Pimsner -algebra of a certain correspondence associated to a Mauldin-Williams graph is isomorphic to the graph algebra.

     

Extensions and Pullbacks in QB-Rings

We prove a new extension result for QB-rings that allows us to examine extensions of rings where the ideal is purely infinite and simple. We then use this result to explore various constructions that provide new examples of QB-rings. More concretely, we show that a surjective pullback of two QB-rings is usually again a QB-ring. Specializing to the case of an extension of a semi-prime ideal I of a unital ring R, the pullback setting leads naturally to the study of rings whose multiplier rings are QB-rings. For a wide class of regular rings, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for their multiplier rings to be QB-rings. Our analysis is based on the study of extensions and the use of nonstable K-theoretical techniques. Presented by S. MontgomeryMathematics Subject Classification (2000) 16D30.Gert K. Pedersen: Deceased 15 March 2004.Partially supported by the DGI and European Regional Development Fund, jointly, through Project BFM 2002-01390, the Comissionat per Universitats i Recerca de la Generalitat de Catalunya and the Danish Research Council.     

关于核型$C^{*}$代数单调积的注记

Given two nuclear C^＊-algebras A1 and A2 with states φ1 and φ2, we show that the monotone product C^＊-algebra A1 △→ A2 is still nuclear. Furthermore, if both the states φ1 and φ2 are faithful, then the monotone product ,A1 △→ A2 is nuclear if and only if the C^＊-algebras ,A1 and A2 both are nuclear.