The free entropy dimension of hyperfinite von Neumann algebras

Publication date 10 September 2003

Abstract: Suppose M is a hyperfinite von Neumann algebra with a tracial state

p h i

and

a_{1}, ..., a_{n}

is a set of selfadjoint generators for M. We calculate

d e l t a_{0} (a_{1}, ..., a_{n})

, the modified free entropy dimension of

a_{1}, ..., a_{n}

. Moreover we show that

d e l t a_{0} (a_{1}, ..., a_{n})

depends only on M and

p h i

. Consequently

d e l t a_{0} (a_{1}, ..., a_{n})

is independent of the choice of generators for M. In the course of the argument we show that if

b_{1}, ..., b_{n}

is a set of selfadjoint generators for a von Neumann algebra R with a tracial state and

b_{1}, ..., b_{n}

has finite dimensional approximants, then for any

b i n R

d e l t a_{0} (b_{1}, ..., b_{n}) g e q d e l t a_{0} (b)

. Combined with a result by Voiculescu this implies that if R has a regular diffuse hyperfinite von Neumann subalgebra, then

d e l t a_{0} (b_{1}, ..., b_{n}) = 1

.

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