On groups of automorphisms of operator algebras

1977 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Moffat

In section 3 we shall prove the following results: Let G be a separable locally compact abelian group, R a von Neumann algebra acting on a separable Hilbert space, and α a weakly continuous representation of G by inner *-automorphisms of R, say α(g) = ad Wg with Wg ∈ U(R). Then there is a weakly continuous unitary representation of G, by unitaries in R, implementing α if and only if the Wg's commute with each other. The result was motivated by the proof of (7), theorem 1. Suppose now Gis a discrete amenable group of *-automorphisms of a countably decomposable von Neumann algebra R. In section 3 we give a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a faithful normal G-invariant state on R. This generalizes a result of Hajian and Kakutani on invariant measures (2).

1989 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-47
Author(s):  
Baruch Solel

Let M be a σ-finite von Neumann algebra and α = {αt}t∈A be a representation of a compact abelian group A as *-automorphisms of M. Let Γ be the dual group of A and suppose that Γ is totally ordered with a positive semigroup Σ⊆Γ. The analytic algebra associated with α and Σ iswhere spα(a) is Arveson's spectrum. These algebras were studied (also for A not necessarily compact) by several authors starting with Loebl and Muhly [10].


1982 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1245-1250 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. van Daele

Let M be a von Neumann algebra acting on a Hilbert space and assume that M has a separating and cyclic vector ω in . Then it can happen that M contains a proper von Neumann subalgebra N for which ω is still cyclic. Such an example was given by Kadison in [4]. He considered and acting on where is a separable Hilbert space. In fact by a result of Dixmier and Maréchal, M, M′ and N have a joint cyclic vector [3]. Also Bratteli and Haagerup constructed such an example ([2], example 4.2) to illustrate the necessity of one of the conditions in the main result of their paper. In fact this situation seems to occur rather often in quantum field theory (see [1] Section 24.2, [3] and [4]).


Author(s):  
Colin E. Sutherland

AbstractWe analyse the structure of a regular extension ℳ ⋊ γ, υQ of a von Neumann algebra ℳ by an action (modulo inner automorphisms) γ of a discrete group Q, and a nonabelian 2-cycle υ for γ, under the assumption that the “action” γ of Q is cocycle conjugate to an “action”, α which leaves globally invariant a cartan subalgebra of ℳ. we show that ℳ ⋊ γ, υQ is isomorphic with the algebra of the left regular projective representation of a certain discrete, non-principal groupoid ℜ V Q determined by the action of Q on the given cartan subalgebrs, where ℜ is the Takesaki relation associated to the pair (ℳ, ) we apply this description to give a decomposition of the regular representation of a group G into irreducibles, where G is a split extension of a type I group K by an abelian group Q, and work out the details of the author's earlier abstract plancherel theorem in the case when K is abelian.


1985 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 635-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Holzherr

Let G be a locally compact group and ω a normalized multiplier on G. Denote by V(G) (respectively by V(G, ω)) the von Neumann algebra generated by the regular representation (respectively co-regular representation) of G. Kaniuth [6] and Taylor [14] have characterized those G for which the maximal type I finite central projection in V(G) is non-zero (respectively the identity operator in V(G)).In this paper we determine necessary and sufficient conditions on G and ω such that the maximal type / finite central projection in V(G, ω) is non-zero (respectively the identity operator in V(G, ω)) and construct this projection explicitly as a convolution operator on L2(G). As a consequence we prove the following statements are equivalent,(i) V(G, ω) is type I finite,(ii) all irreducible multiplier representations of G are finite dimensional,(iii) Gω (the central extension of G) is a Moore group, that is all its irreducible (ordinary) representations are finite dimensional.


2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (04) ◽  
pp. 643-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. ALBEVERIO ◽  
SH. A. AYUPOV ◽  
K. K. KUDAYBERGENOV ◽  
B. O. NURJANOV

The paper is devoted to local derivations on the algebra [Formula: see text] of τ-measurable operators affiliated with a von Neumann algebra [Formula: see text] and a faithful normal semi-finite trace τ. We prove that every local derivation on [Formula: see text] which is continuous in the measure topology, is in fact a derivation. In the particular case of type I von Neumann algebras, they all are inner derivations. It is proved that for type I finite von Neumann algebras without an abelian direct summand, and also for von Neumann algebras with the atomic lattice of projections, the continuity condition on local derivations in the above results is redundant. Finally we give necessary and sufficient conditions on a commutative von Neumann algebra [Formula: see text] for the algebra [Formula: see text] to admit local derivations which are not derivations.


2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 2618-2624 ◽  
Author(s):  
TOBE DEPREZ ◽  
STEFAAN VAES

We say that a countable group $G$ is McDuff if it admits a free ergodic probability measure preserving action such that the crossed product is a McDuff $\text{II}_{1}$ factor. Similarly, $G$ is said to be stable if it admits such an action with the orbit equivalence relation being stable. The McDuff property, stability, inner amenability and property Gamma are subtly related and several implications and non-implications were obtained in Effros [Property $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6E4}$ and inner amenability. Proc. Amer. Math. Soc.47 (1975), 483–486], Jones and Schmidt [Asymptotically invariant sequences and approximate finiteness. Amer. J. Math.109 (1987), 91–114], Vaes [An inner amenable group whose von Neumann algebra does not have property Gamma. Acta Math.208 (2012), 389–394], Kida [Inner amenable groups having no stable action. Geom. Dedicata173 (2014), 185–192] and Kida [Stability in orbit equivalence for Baumslag–Solitar groups and Vaes groups. Groups Geom. Dyn.9 (2015), 203–235]. We complete the picture with the remaining implications and counterexamples.


1983 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 710-723
Author(s):  
C. Robert Miers ◽  
John Phillips

Let A be a C*-algebra, let p be a polynomial over C, and let a in M(A) (the multiplier algebra of A) be such that p(ad a) = 0. In this paper we study the following problem: when does there exist λ in Z(M(A)) (the centre of M(A)) such that p(a – λ) = 0? The first result of this type known to us is due to I. N. Herstein [7], who showed that for a simple ring with identity, such a λ always exists when p is of the form p(x) = xk for some positive integer k. Later, in [8], C. R. Miers showed that the result is true for any primitive unital C*-algebra and any polynomial whatever. It was also shown in [8] that if A is a unital C*-algebra acting on H and p is any polynomial, then such a λ exists in the larger algebra Z(A″). In particular, the strict result holds for any von Neumann algebra, A.


2005 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Jolissaint

AbstractLet F′ be the commutator subgroup of F and let Γ0 be the cyclic group generated by the first generator of F. We continue the study of the central sequences of the factor L(F′), and we prove that the abelian von Neumann algebra L(Γ0) is a strongly singular MASA in L(F). We also prove that the natural action of F on [0, 1] is ergodic and that its ratio set is {0} ∪ {2k; k ∞ Z}.


2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (02) ◽  
pp. 1350009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julián Agredo

In this paper we define a distance W between states in the non-commutative von Neumann algebra [Formula: see text] of bounded operators on a separable Hilbert space [Formula: see text], in order to measure deviations from equilibrium using a rate ep W(·). The restriction of W to the diagonal subalgebra of [Formula: see text] coincides with the Wasserstein distance used in optimal transport. Moreover, if ρ is a normal invariant state of a quantum Markov semigroup [Formula: see text], then ep W(ρ) = 0 if and only if a detailed balance condition holds.


2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sherstnev ◽  
O. Tikhonov

AbstractWe give a necessary and sufficient condition for a sesquilinear form to be integrable with respect to a faithful normal state on a von Neumann algebra.


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