1. Free group C*-algebras associated with ℓp.
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Okayasu, Rui
- Subjects
FREE groups ,FREE algebras ,GENERATORS of groups ,POSITIVE systems ,MATHEMATICAL mappings ,FINITE groups - Abstract
For every p ≥ 2, we give a characterization of positive definite functions on a free group with finitely many generators, which can be extended to positive linear functionals on the free group C*-algebra associated with the ideal ℓp. This is a generalization of Haagerup's characterization for the case of the reduced free group C*-algebra. As a consequence, the canonical quotient map between the associated C*-algebras is not injective, and they have a unique tracial state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2014
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