A Dixmier-Douady theory for strongly self-absorbing \(C^\ast\)-algebras. II: The Brauer group (Q5963566)

Summary: We have previously shown that the isomorphism classes of orientable locally trivial fields of \(C^\ast\)-algebras over a compact metrizable space \(X\) with fiber \(D \otimes \mathbb{K}\), where \(D\) is a strongly self-absorbing \(C^\ast\)-algebra, form an abelian group under the operation of tensor product. Moreover this group is isomorphic to the first group \(\bar{E}^1_D (X)\) of the (reduced) generalized cohomology theory associated to the unit spectrum of topological K-theory with coefficients in \(D\). Here we show that all the torsion elements of the group \(\bar{E}^1_D(X)\) arise from locally trivial fields with fiber \(D \otimes M_n (\mathbb{C})\), \(n\geq 1\), for all known examples of strongly self-absorbing \(C^\ast\)-algebras \(D\). Moreover the Brauer group generated by locally trivial fields with fiber \({D\otimes M_n (\mathbb{C})}\), \(n\geq 1\), is isomorphic to \(\mathrm{Tor} {\bar{E}^1_D(X)}\). For Part I see [J. Reine Angew. Math. 718, 153--181 (2016; Zbl 1431.46051)].