Perturbations of nuclear \(C^*\)-algebras (Q414339): Difference between revisions

Let \(H\) be a Hilbert space, and let \(A\) and \(B\) be \(C^*\)-subalgebras of \(\mathbb B(H)\). The question raised by Kadison and Kastler asks if \(A\) and \(B\) are isomorphic, provided they are close (with respect to the Hausdorff distance between unit balls). A positive answer is known in some special cases, but in general the answer is negative [\textit{M. D. Choi} and \textit{E. Christensen}, Bull. Lond. Math. Soc. 15, 604--610 (1983; Zbl 0541.46046)]. The paper under review answers Kadison and Kastler's question positively when \(A\) is separable and nuclear. For the one-sided situation of near inclusions, it is shown that if \(A\) is nearly contained in \(B\), then there is an embedding \(A\hookrightarrow B\) under the assumption that \(A\) is separable and has finite nuclear dimension.