Maximal Abelian subalgebras and projections in two Banach algebras associated with a topological dynamical system

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DOI10.4064/SM208-1-4zbMATH Open1247.46041arXiv1106.1343OpenAlexW2962997088MaRDI QIDQ3115408FDOQ3115408


Authors: Jun Tomiyama, Marcel de Jeu Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 20 February 2012

Published in: Studia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: If Sigma=(X,sigma) is a topological dynamical system, where X is a compact Hausdorff space and sigma is a homeomorphism of X, then a crossed product Banach sp-algebra ell1(Sigma) is naturally associated with these data. If X consists of one point, then ell1(Sigma) is the group algebra of the integers. The commutant C(X)'1 of C(X) in ell1(Sigma) is known to be a maximal abelian subalgebra which has non-zero intersection with each non-zero closed ideal, and the same holds for the commutant C(X)' of C(X) in C(Sigma), the enveloping C-algebra of ell1(Sigma). This intersection property has proven to be a valuable tool in investigating these algebras. Motivated by this pivotal role, we study C(X)'1 and C(X)' in detail in the present paper. The maximal ideal space of C(X)'1 is described explicitly, and is seen to coincide with its pure state space and to be a topological quotient of XimesmathbbT. We show that C(X)'1 is hermitian and semisimple, and that its enveloping C-algebra is C(X)'. Furthermore, we establish necessary and sufficient conditions for projections onto C(X)'1 and C(X)' to exist, and give explicit formulas for such projections, which we show to be unique. In the appendix, topological results for the periodic points of a homeomorphism of a locally compact Hausdorff space are given.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1106.1343




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