\(C^*\)-modular vector states (Q814345)

Let \({\mathcal B}\) be a \(C^*\)-algebra, \(X\) be a Hilbert \(C^*\)-module over \({\mathcal B}\), and let \({\mathcal L}_{\mathcal B}(X)\) be the \(C^*\)-algebra of all adjointable operators on \(X\). Given a projection \(p \in {\mathcal B}\), let \({\mathcal S}_p(X) = \{x \in X: \langle x, x\rangle = p\}\) be the \(p\)-sphere of \(X\), and \(\Sigma_p({\mathcal B})\) be the set of all states of \({\mathcal B}\) with support projection \(p\). For a state \(\varphi \in \Sigma_p({\mathcal B})\) and \(x \in {\mathcal S}_p(X)\), the authors define the modular vector state \(\varphi_x\) of \({\mathcal L}_{\mathcal B}(X)\) to be \(\varphi_x(t) = \varphi(\langle x, t(x)\rangle)\). Indeed, the modular vector states are the states of \({\mathcal L}_{\mathcal B}(X)\) with support of rank one. They consider the sets \({\mathcal O}_\varphi = \{\varphi_x : x \in {\mathcal S}_p(X)\}\) and \(\Sigma_{p, X} = \{\varphi_x : x \in {\mathcal S}_p(X), \varphi \in \Sigma_p({\mathcal B})\}\), and investigate the homotopy type of the sets of modular vector states. In fact, they construct an analogue of pure states on \(C^*\)-algebras in the framework of Hilbert \(C^*\)-modules and examine their topological properties. A few elementary results of the paper may be also found in \textit{E. Andruchow} and \textit{A. Varela} [Fibre bundles over orbits of states. Margarita Mathematica, 635--659, Univ. La Rioja, Logroño (2001)].