Morita Equivalence for C*-Algebras with the Dunford-Pettis Property and C-Crossed Products (Q4822277)

Let \(A\) be a \(C^*\)-algebra. A left Hilbert \(A\)-module is a left \(A\)-module \(X\) equipped with an \(A\)-valued inner product \(\langle .,.\rangle \), satisfying the following conditions: (a) \(\langle .,.\rangle \) is sesquilinear. (b) \(\langle x,y\rangle = \langle y,x\rangle ^*\) for all \(x,y\in X\). (c) \(\langle a x,y\rangle = a \langle x,y\rangle \) for all \(x,y \in X\) and \(a\in A\). (d) \(\langle x,x\rangle \geq 0\) and \(\langle x,x\rangle =0\) if and only if \(x=0\). (e) \(X\) is complete with respect to the norm \(\| x\| := \| \langle x,x\rangle \| ^{\frac{1}{2}}\). If the linear span of the set \(\{ \langle x,y\rangle : x,y\in X\}\) coincides with \(A\), we say that \(X\) is full. A right Hilbert \(A\)-module is defined in a similar way. Let \(A\) and \(B\) be two \(C^*\)-algebras. We say that \(A\) and \(B\) are Morita equivalent if there exists an \(A\)-\(B\)-imprimity bimodule, that is a full left Hilbert \(A\)-module and full right Hilbert \(B\)-module \(X\) satisfying (1) \(_{_A}\langle x b, y \rangle = {}{_A}\langle x , y b^*\rangle \) and \(\langle a x,y\rangle _{_B} = \langle x, a^* y\rangle _{_B}\) for all \(x,y\in X\), \(a\in A\), \(b\in B\), (2) \(_{_A} \langle x,y\rangle z = x \langle y,z\rangle _{_B}\) for all \(x,yz\in X\). The problem to find what properties are preserved under Morita equivalence has attracted the attention of many researchers. In [J. Pure Appl. Algebra 26, 249--267 (1982; Zbl 0528.46042)], \textit{W. Beer} proved that nuclearity and simplicity are preserved under Morita equivalence. \textit{I. Raeburn} and \textit{D. P. Williams} showed in [``Morita equivalence and continuous-trace \(C^*\)-algebras'' (Math. Surv. Mon. 60, AMS, Providence) (1998; Zbl 0922.46050)] that type I-ness is also preserved under Morita equivalence. In the paper under review, the author studies the stablity of the Dunford-Pettis property under Morita equivalence. In the main result, he shows that if \(A\) and \(B\) are two unital \(C^*\)-algebras and \(X\) is an \(A\)-\(B\)-imprimity bimodule, then the following are equivalent: (a) \(A\) has the Dunford-Pettis property. (b) \(B\) has the Dunford-Pettis property. (c) \(X\) has the Dunford-Pettis property. It is also shown that the above result is not always true for non-unital \(C^*\)-algebras. The author also discusses when \(C^*\)-crossed products by actions or coactions have the Dunford-Pettis property.