An Introduction to the Classification of Amenable C*-algebras

An Introduction to the Classification of Amenable C*-algebras
Author: Huaxin Lin
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2001
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9810246803

The theory and applications of C?-algebras are related to fields ranging from operator theory, group representations and quantum mechanics, to non-commutative geometry and dynamical systems. By Gelfand transformation, the theory of C?-algebras is also regarded as non-commutative topology. About a decade ago, George A. Elliott initiated the program of classification of C?-algebras (up to isomorphism) by their K-theoretical data. It started with the classification of AT-algebras with real rank zero. Since then great efforts have been made to classify amenable C?-algebras, a class of C?-algebras that arises most naturally. For example, a large class of simple amenable C?-algebras is discovered to be classifiable. The application of these results to dynamical systems has been established.This book introduces the recent development of the theory of the classification of amenable C?-algebras ? the first such attempt. The first three chapters present the basics of the theory of C?-algebras which are particularly important to the theory of the classification of amenable C?-algebras. Chapter 4 otters the classification of the so-called AT-algebras of real rank zero. The first four chapters are self-contained, and can serve as a text for a graduate course on C?-algebras. The last two chapters contain more advanced material. In particular, they deal with the classification theorem for simple AH-algebras with real rank zero, the work of Elliott and Gong. The book contains many new proofs and some original results related to the classification of amenable C?-algebras. Besides being as an introduction to the theory of the classification of amenable C?-algebras, it is a comprehensive reference for those more familiar with the subject.

An Introduction to C*-Algebras and the Classification Program

An Introduction to C*-Algebras and the Classification Program
Author: Karen R. Strung
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2020-12-15
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3030474658

This book is directed towards graduate students that wish to start from the basic theory of C*-algebras and advance to an overview of some of the most spectacular results concerning the structure of nuclear C*-algebras. The text is divided into three parts. First, elementary notions, classical theorems and constructions are developed. Then, essential examples in the theory, such as crossed products and the class of quasidiagonal C*-algebras, are examined, and finally, the Elliott invariant, the Cuntz semigroup, and the Jiang-Su algebra are defined. It is shown how these objects have played a fundamental role in understanding the fine structure of nuclear C*-algebras. To help understanding the theory, plenty of examples, treated in detail, are included. This volume will also be valuable to researchers in the area as a reference guide. It contains an extensive reference list to guide readers that wish to travel further.

Operator Algebras

Operator Algebras
Author: Bruce Blackadar
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2006-03-09
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3540285172

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the general theory of C*-algebras and von Neumann algebras. Beginning with the basics, the theory is developed through such topics as tensor products, nuclearity and exactness, crossed products, K-theory, and quasidiagonality. The presentation carefully and precisely explains the main features of each part of the theory of operator algebras; most important arguments are at least outlined and many are presented in full detail.

Classification of Nuclear C*-Algebras. Entropy in Operator Algebras

Classification of Nuclear C*-Algebras. Entropy in Operator Algebras
Author: M. Rordam
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2013-04-18
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3662048256

to the Encyclopaedia Subseries on Operator Algebras and Non-Commutative Geometry The theory of von Neumann algebras was initiated in a series of papers by Murray and von Neumann in the 1930's and 1940's. A von Neumann algebra is a self-adjoint unital subalgebra M of the algebra of bounded operators of a Hilbert space which is closed in the weak operator topology. According to von Neumann's bicommutant theorem, M is closed in the weak operator topology if and only if it is equal to the commutant of its commutant. Afactor is a von Neumann algebra with trivial centre and the work of Murray and von Neumann contained a reduction of all von Neumann algebras to factors and a classification of factors into types I, II and III. C* -algebras are self-adjoint operator algebras on Hilbert space which are closed in the norm topology. Their study was begun in the work of Gelfand and Naimark who showed that such algebras can be characterized abstractly as involutive Banach algebras, satisfying an algebraic relation connecting the norm and the involution. They also obtained the fundamental result that a commutative unital C* -algebra is isomorphic to the algebra of complex valued continuous functions on a compact space - its spectrum. Since then the subject of operator algebras has evolved into a huge mathematical endeavour interacting with almost every branch of mathematics and several areas of theoretical physics.

An Introduction To The Classification Of Amenable C*-algebras

An Introduction To The Classification Of Amenable C*-algebras
Author: Huaxin Lin
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2001-11-12
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9814490660

The theory and applications of C∗-algebras are related to fields ranging from operator theory, group representations and quantum mechanics, to non-commutative geometry and dynamical systems. By Gelfand transformation, the theory of C∗-algebras is also regarded as non-commutative topology. About a decade ago, George A. Elliott initiated the program of classification of C∗-algebras (up to isomorphism) by their K-theoretical data. It started with the classification of AT-algebras with real rank zero. Since then great efforts have been made to classify amenable C∗-algebras, a class of C∗-algebras that arises most naturally. For example, a large class of simple amenable C∗-algebras is discovered to be classifiable. The application of these results to dynamical systems has been established.This book introduces the recent development of the theory of the classification of amenable C∗-algebras — the first such attempt. The first three chapters present the basics of the theory of C∗-algebras which are particularly important to the theory of the classification of amenable C∗-algebras. Chapter 4 otters the classification of the so-called AT-algebras of real rank zero. The first four chapters are self-contained, and can serve as a text for a graduate course on C∗-algebras. The last two chapters contain more advanced material. In particular, they deal with the classification theorem for simple AH-algebras with real rank zero, the work of Elliott and Gong. The book contains many new proofs and some original results related to the classification of amenable C∗-algebras. Besides being as an introduction to the theory of the classification of amenable C∗-algebras, it is a comprehensive reference for those more familiar with the subject.

C*-Algebras and Their Automorphism Groups

C*-Algebras and Their Automorphism Groups
Author: Søren Eilers
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 540
Release: 2018-08-08
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0128141239

This elegantly edited landmark edition of Gert Kjærgård Pedersen’s C*-Algebras and their Automorphism Groups (1979) carefully and sensitively extends the classic work to reflect the wealth of relevant novel results revealed over the past forty years. Revered from publication for its writing clarity and extremely elegant presentation of a vast space within operator algebras, Pedersen’s monograph is notable for reviewing partially ordered vector spaces and group automorphisms in unusual detail, and by strict intention releasing the C*-algebras from the yoke of representations as Hilbert space operators. Under the editorship of Søren Eilers and Dorte Olesen, the second edition modernizes Pedersen’s work for a new generation of C*-algebraists, with voluminous new commentary, all-new indexes, annotation and terminology annexes, and a surfeit of new discussion of applications and of the author’s later work. Covers basic C*-algebras theory in a short and appealingly elegant way, with a few additions and corrections given to the editors by the original author Expands coverage to select contemporary accomplishments in C*-algebras of direct relevance to the scope of the first edition, including aspects of K-theory and set theory Identifies key modern literature in an updated bibliography with over 100 new entries, and greatly enhances indexing throughout Modernizes coverage of algebraic problems in relation to the theory of unitary representations of locally compact groups Reviews mathematical accomplishments of Gert K. Pedersen in comments and a biography

Classification of Ring and $C^\ast $-Algebra Direct Limits of Finite-Dimensional Semisimple Real Algebras

Classification of Ring and $C^\ast $-Algebra Direct Limits of Finite-Dimensional Semisimple Real Algebras
Author: K. R. Goodearl
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 161
Release: 1987
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 082182435X

Motivated by (i) Elliott's classification of direct limits of countable sequences of finite-dimensional semisimple complex algebras and complex AF C*-algebras, (ii) classical results classifying involutions on finite-dimensional semisimple complex algebras, and (iii) the classification by Handelman and Rossmann of automorphisms of period two on the algebras appearing in (i) we study the real algebras described above and completely classify them, up to isomorphism, Morita equivalence, or stable isomorphism. We also show how our classification easily distinguishes various types of algebras within the given classes, and we partially solve the problem of determining exactly which values are attained by the invariants used in classifying these algebras.

C*-Algebras by Example

C*-Algebras by Example
Author: Kenneth R. Davidson
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 326
Release: 1996
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821805991

An introductory graduate level text presenting the basics of the subject through a detailed analysis of several important classes of C*-algebras, those which are the basis of the development of operator algebras. Explains the real examples that researchers use to test their hypotheses, and introduces modern concepts and results such as real rank zero algebras, topological stable rank, and quasidiagonality. Includes chapter exercises with hints. For graduate students with a foundation in functional analysis. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Classification of Simple $C$*-algebras: Inductive Limits of Matrix Algebras over Trees

Classification of Simple $C$*-algebras: Inductive Limits of Matrix Algebras over Trees
Author: Liangqing Li
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 138
Release: 1997
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821805967

In this paper, it is shown that the simple unital C*-algebras arising as inductive limits of sequences of finite direct sums of matrix algebras over [italic capital]C([italic capital]X[subscript italic]i), where [italic capital]X[subscript italic]i are arbitrary variable trees, are classified by K-theoretical and tracial data. This result generalizes the result of George Elliott of the case of [italic capital]X[subscript italic]i = [0, 1]. The added generality is useful in the classification of more general inductive limit C*-algebras.

From the Basic Homotopy Lemma to the Classification of C*-algebras

From the Basic Homotopy Lemma to the Classification of C*-algebras
Author: Huaxin Lin
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2017-08-11
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1470434903

This book examines some recent developments in the theory of -algebras, which are algebras of operators on Hilbert spaces. An elementary introduction to the technical part of the theory is given via a basic homotopy lemma concerning a pair of almost commuting unitaries. The book presents an outline of the background as well as some recent results of the classification of simple amenable -algebras, otherwise known as the Elliott program. This includes some stable uniqueness theorems and a revisiting of Bott maps via stable homotopy. Furthermore, -theory related rotation maps are introduced. The book is based on lecture notes from the CBMS lecture sequence at the University of Wyoming in the summer of 2015.