Ranks of operators in simple \(C^*\)-algebras with stable rank one (Q2186069)

It is obtained that the TW (Toms-Winter) conjecture holds for AsH (approximately subhomogeneous) \(C^*\)-algebras with SR (stable rank) 1. In particular, it is obtained that the JS (Jiang-Su algebra) stability and the SC (strict comparison) property of positive elements are equivalent for SU (simple, separable, unital, non-elementary) \(C^*\)-algebras with SR 1 and ND (nuclear dimension) locally finite. It is shown that for such \(C^*\)-algebras \(A\), any PCA (strictly positive, lower semi-continuous, affine) function on the simplex of normalized quasi-traces of \(A\) is equal to the PCA rank function for some positive element of \(A\) tensored with the \(C^*\)-algebra \(\mathbb K\) of compact operators. Historical motivation for considering comparison and rank theory is given in the lengthy Introduction.