K-theory and exact sequences of partial translation algebras

DOI10.1016/J.AIM.2014.12.023MaRDI QIDQ2253799zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Jacek Brodzki, Graham Niblo, Nick Wright

Publication date 13 February 2015

Published in Advances in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1304.7130

zbMATH Keywords

\(C^\ast\)-algebra extensions\(K\)-theoryalmost invariant setsBass-Serre theorygroup \(C^\ast\)-algebrasHilbert modulespartial translation algebrasPimsner-Voiculescu sequence

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Kasparov theory ((KK)-theory) (19K35) Geometric group theory (20F65) (K)-theory and operator algebras (including cyclic theory) (46L80) Noncommutative topology (46L85)

Abstract: In an earlier paper, the authors introduced partial translation algebras as a generalisation of group C*-algebras. Here we establish an extension of partial translation algebras, which may be viewed as an excision theorem in this context. We apply this general framework to compute the K-theory of partial translation algebras and group C*-algebras in the context of almost invariant subspaces of discrete groups. This generalises the work of Cuntz, Lance, Pimsner and Voiculescu. In particular we provide a new perspective on Pimsner's calculation of the K-theory for a graph product of groups.

Review text

Let \(\Gamma\) be a countable discrete group equipped with a proper left-invariant metric and \(B \subseteq \Gamma\) be a subspace endowed with a canonical collection of partial right translations \(t^B_g : B \cap Bg \to Bg^{-1} \cap B\), \(t^B_g(x) = xg^{-1}\). These partial translations of \(B\) define partial isometries of \(\ell^2(B)\) in a natural way as the right regular representation \(\rho\), \(T^B_g=\rho(t^B_g)\) and one defines the reduced group \(C^*\)-algebra \(C^*_\rho(B)\). The main result of the paper is the following: ``The Extension Theorem. Let \(B\) and \(X\) be subspaces of \(\Gamma\) such that \(B \subset X \subset \Gamma\) . Let also \(H\) be the left stabiliser of \(B\), \(K\) the left stabiliser of \(X\) and assume that \(H \leq K\). If \(B\) is relatively deep (Definition 1.1) in \(X\) then there exists a short-exact sequence of \(C^*\)-algebras: \(0 \to I(P,B) \to C^*_\rho(B) \to C^*_\rho(X) \to 0,\) where the map \(C^*_\rho(B) \to C^*_\rho(X)\) extends the assignment \(T_g B \to T_g X\), for all \(g \in\Gamma\). Moreover, if \(B\) is relatively \(H\)-almost invariant (Definition 1.2) in \(X\) then the ideal \(I(P, B)\) is the algebra of compact operators on a suitable Hilbert module \(\mathcal E_B\) over the algebra \(C^*_\rho(H)\). In particular the ideal is Morita equivalent to \(C^*_\rho(H)\). From the authors' summary: ``We apply this general framework to compute the \(K\)-theory of partial translation algebras and group \(C^*\)-algebras in the context of almost invariant subspaces of discrete groups. This generalises the work of Cuntz, Lance, Pimsner and Voiculescu. In particular we provide a new perspective on Pimsner's calculation of the \(K\)-theory for a graph product of groups.

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