C^-norms for tensor products of discrete group C^-algebras

Abstract: Let

G a m m a

be a discrete group. We show that if

G a m m a

is nonamenable, then the algebraic tensor products

C_{r}^{*} (G a m m a) o t i m e s C_{r}^{*} (G a m m a)

and

C^{*} (G a m m a) o t i m e s C_{r}^{*} (G a m m a)

do not admit unique

C^{*}

-norms. Moreover, when

G a m m a_{1}

and

G a m m a_{2}

are discrete groups containing copies of noncommutative free groups, then

C_{r}^{*} (G a m m a_{1}) o t i m e s C_{r}^{*} (G a m m a_{2})

and

C^{*} (G a m m a_{1}) o t i m e s C_{r}^{*} (G a m m a_{2})

admit

2^{a l e p h_{0}}

C^{*}

-norms. Analogues of these results continue to hold when these familiar group

C^{*}

-algebras are replaced by appropriate intermediate group

C^{*}

-algebras.

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