Nuclearity of semigroup C^ -algebras

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DOI10.1016/J.JFA.2020.108793zbMATH Open1467.46049arXiv1910.04898OpenAlexW3091568952MaRDI QIDQ2215814FDOQ2215814

Camila F. Sehnem, Dilian Yang, Brita E. A. Nucinkis, Astrid an Huef

Publication date: 14 December 2020

Published in: Journal of Functional Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study the semigroup C*-algebra of a positive cone P of a weakly quasi-lattice ordered group. That is, P is a subsemigroup of a discrete group G with Pcap P^{-1}={e} and such that any two elements of P with a common upper bound in P also have a least upper bound. We find sufficient conditions for the semigroup C*-algebra of P to be nuclear. These conditions involve the idea of a generalised length function, called a "controlled map", into an amenable group. Here we give a new definition of a controlled map and discuss examples from different sources. We apply our main result to establish nuclearity for semigroup C*-algebras of a class of one-relator semigroups, motivated by a recent work of Li, Omland and Spielberg. This includes all the Baumslag--Solitar semigroups. We also analyse semidirect products of weakly quasi-lattice ordered groups and use our theorem in examples to prove nuclearity of the semigroup C*-algebra. Moreover, we prove that the graph product of weak quasi-lattices is again a weak quasi-lattice, and show that the corresponding semigroup C*-algebra is nuclear when the underlying groups are amenable.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.04898





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