The generator rank of C^ -algebras

DOI10.1016/J.JFA.2020.108874MaRDI QIDQ2217520zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Hannes Thiel

Publication date 29 December 2020

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1210.6608

zbMATH Keywords

\(C^\ast\)-algebrasdimension theorygenerator problemgenerator rank

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General theory of (C^*)-algebras (46L05) Noncommutative topology (46L85)

Abstract: We show that every AF-algebra is generated by a single operator. This was previously unclear, since the invariant that assigns to a C*-algebra its minimal number of generators lacks natural permanence properties. In particular, it may increase when passing to ideals or inductive limits. To obtain a better behaved theory, we not only ask if a C*-algebra is generated by $n$ elements, but also if generating $n$-tuples are dense. This defines the generator rank, which we show has many natural permanence properties: it does not increase when passing to ideals, quotients or inductive limits.

Review text

The author studies a numerical invariant termed `generator rank' associated to a C*-algebra. Given a C*-algebra \(A\), it is of interest to determine the minimal number of elements needed to generate the C*-algebra. This invariant is, however, not well-behaved with respect to passing to ideals, quotients, and taking inductive limits. Therefore, the author proposes a different invariant (denoted \(\text{gr}(A)\)) which counts the minimal number of `stable' generators. This invariant enjoys a number of useful properties. The author explicitly computes it for commutative C*-algebras, and describes how it behaves with respect to ideals, quotients, and taking inductive limits. As a consequence, the author proves that every separable AF-algebra is singly generated. This is one of the principal results of the paper. In addition to this, the author shows how the generator rank relates to the real rank of the C*-algebra, and also proves that a C*-algebra has generator rank zero if and only if it is commutative with totally disconnected spectrum.

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