Partial Skew Polynomial Rings and Goldie Rings

We prove that if R is a semiprime ring and α is a partial action of an infinite cyclic group on R, then R is right Goldie if and only if R[x; α] is right Goldie if and only if R?x; α? is right Goldie, where R[x; α] (R?x; α?) denotes the partial skew (Laurent) polynomial ring over R. In addition, R?x; α? is semiprime while R[x; α] is not necessarily semiprime.     

S-Cohn–Jordan Extensions

Let a monoid S act on a ring R by injective endomorphisms and A(R; S) denote the S-Cohn–Jordan extension of R. A series of results relating properties of R and that of A(R; S) are presented. In particular it is shown that: (1) A(R; S) is semiprime (prime) iff R is semiprime (prime), provided R is left Noetherian; (2) if R is a semiprime left Goldie ring, then so is A(R; S), Q(A(R; S)) = A(Q(R); S) and udim R = udim A; (3) A(R; S) is semisimple iff R is semisimple, provided R is left Artinian. Some applications to the skew semigroup ring R#S are given.     

A note on semiprime right Goldie rings

It is shown that a ring R is semiprime right Goldie if and only if R is right nonsingular and every nonsingular right R-module M has a direct decomposition M = I⊕N, where I is injective and N is a reduced module such that N does not contain any extending submodule of infinite Goldie dimension.     

Hecke Algebras of Group Extensions

Abstract

We describe the Hecke algebra ?(Γ,Γ₀) of a Hecke pair (Γ,Γ₀) in terms of the Hecke pair (N,Γ₀) where N is a normal subgroup of Γ containing Γ₀. To do this, we introduce twisted crossed products of unital *-algebras by semigroups. Then, provided a certain semigroup S ? Γ/N satisfies S ^?1 S = Γ/N, we show that ? (Γ,Γ₀) is the twisted crossed product of ? (N,Γ₀) by S. This generalizes a recent theorem of Laca and Larsen about Hecke algebras of semidirect products.     

Enveloping actions and Takai duality for partial actions

We show that any partial action on a topological space X is the restriction of a suitable global action, called enveloping action, that is essentially unique. In the case of C∗-algebras, we prove that any partial action has a unique enveloping action up to Morita equivalence, and that the corresponding reduced crossed products are Morita equivalent. The study of the enveloping action up to Morita equivalence reveals the form that Takai duality takes for partial actions. By applying our constructions, we prove that the reduced crossed product of the reduced cross-sectional algebra of a Fell bundle by the dual coaction is liminal, postliminal, or nuclear, if and only if so is the unit fiber of the bundle. We also give a non-commutative generalization of the well-known fact that the integral curves of a vector field on a compact manifold are defined on all of .     

The Crossed Product by a Partial Endomorphism

Given a closed ideal I in a C*-algebra A, an ideal J (not necessarily closed) in I , a *-homomorphism α : A → M(I ) and a map L : J → A with some properties, based on earlier works of Pimsner and Katsura, we define a C*-algebra which we call the Crossed Product by a Partial Endomorphism. We introduce the Crossed Product by a Partial Endomorphism induced by a local homeomorphism σ : U → X where X is a compact Hausdorff space and U is an open subset of X. A bijection between the gauge invariant ideals of and the σ, σ^-1- invariant open subsets of X is showed. If (X, σ) has the property that is topologically free for each closed σ, σ^-1-invariant subset X′ of X then we obtain a bijection between the ideals of and the open σ, σ^-1-invariant subsets of X. *Partially supported by CNPq. **Supported by CNPq.     

Actions of inverse semigroups arising from partial actions of groups

In this work we present a definition of crossed product for actions of inverse semigroups on C^∗-algebras, without resorting to covariant representations as done by Sieben in related work. We also show the existence of an isomorphism between the crossed product by a partial action of a group G and the crossed product by a related action of S(G), an inverse semigroup associated to G introduced by the first named author.     

The global dimensions of crossed products and crossed coproducts

In this paper, we show that if H is a finite-dimensional Hopf algebra such that H and H^＊ are semisimple, then gl.dim（A#σH）=gl.dim（A）, where a is a convolution invertible cocycle. We also discuss the relationship of global dimensions between the crossed product A^#σH and the algebra A, where A is coacted by H. Dually, we give a sufficient condition for a finite dimensional coalgebra C and a finite dimensional semisimple Hopf algebra H such that gl.dim（C α H）=gl.dim（C）.     

When is a Crossed Product by a Twisted Partial Action Azumaya?

In this article, we discuss necessary and sufficient conditions for the crossed product S = R_α G by a twisted partial action α of a finite group G on a ring R to be separable over its center.     

Type III1 equilibrium states of the Toeplitz algebra of the affine semigroup over the natural numbers

We complete the analysis of KMS-states of the Toeplitz algebra T(N?N^×) of the affine semigroup over the natural numbers, recently studied by Raeburn and the first author, by showing that for every inverse temperature β in the critical interval 1?β?2, the unique KMSβ-state is of type III₁. We prove this by reducing the type classification from T(N?N^×) to that of the symmetric part of the Bost-Connes system, with a shift in inverse temperature. To carry out this reduction we first obtain a parametrization of the Nica spectrum of N?N^× in terms of an adelic space. Combining a characterization of traces on crossed products due to the second author with an analysis of the action of N?N^× on the Nica spectrum, we can also recover all the KMS-states of T(N?N^×) originally computed by Raeburn and the first author. Our computation sheds light on why there is a free transitive circle action on the extremal KMSβ-states for β>2 that does not ostensibly come from an action of T on the C^?-algebra.     

The p-Blocks of the Mackey Algebra

Let p be a prime number. This paper describes the primitive idempotents and prime spectrum of the crossed Burnside algebra of a finite group over a p-local ring. The main application is a formula for the block idempotents of the p-local Mackey algebra of the group, in terms of the corresponding bloks of the group algebra.     

Strong associativity of a group algebra

The concept of strongly associative algebra was introduced in Dokuchaev and Exel [Associativity of crossed products by partial actions, enveloping actions and partial representations. Trans Amer Math Soc, 2005] roughly 2 years ago. In Section 3 of Dokuchaev and Exel (to appear), the authors gave an example of a non-strongly associative algebra. Following that example, the strong associativity of the group algebra of the cyclic group of order four was claimed. In this paper, we will prove that this group algebra is not strongly associative.