Locality and differential operators on \(C^*\)-algebras (Q1076295)

Let \(\delta\) be the generator of a strongly continuous one-parameter group of *-automorphisms of a \(C^*\)-algebra \({\mathcal A}\). It is proved that a densely defined operator K on \({\mathcal A}\) satisfying a certain second order locality condition with respect to \(\delta\) must have the form \(K=L\delta +M\delta^ 2\), where L and M are possibly unbounded central multipliers of the two-sided ideal generated by the range of \(\delta\). If K, in addition, is an invariant dissipation satisfying a certain saturation property, it is proved that K is the generator of a strongly continuous one-parameter semigroup of completely positive contractions. Since this paper was written, various other concepts of locality have been introduced and interrelated, see e.g. \textit{O. Bratteli, T. Digernes} and \textit{G. A. Elliott}, Lect. Notes Math. 1132, 46-83 (1985; Zbl 0568.46051), \textit{O. Bratteli, G. A. Elliott} and \textit{D. W. Robinson} [Compositio Math. 58, 279-319 (1986), Publ. Res. Inst. Math. Sci. Kyoto Univ. 21, 1031-1049 (1985) and J. Oper. Theory 16, 213-233 (1986)]. Furthermore, generator properties have been established for some local operators K which are not invariant; for a review of these developments see [\textit{D. W. Robinson}, Differential operators on \(C^*\)-algebras, In ''Operator Algebras and Mathematical Physics'' (eds. P. E. T. Jørgensen and P. Muhly) Contemp. Math. 60, AMS, Providence (1986)].