Hilbertian versus Hilbert W^*-modules and applications to L^2- and other invariants

DOI10.1023/A:1012029129487MaRDI QIDQ5953565zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors M. Frank

Publication date 5 November 2002

Published in Acta Applicandae Mathematicae (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0003185

zbMATH Keywords

\(L^2\)-invariantfinite von Neumann algebraHilbert \(W^*\)-moduleHilbertian moduleinvariants for Hilbert \(C^*\)-modules over \(C^*\)-algebras with a trace

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Operator spaces and completely bounded maps (46L07) (C^*)-modules (46L08) Classifications of (C^*)-algebras (46L35) Operator spaces (= matricially normed spaces) (47L25)

Abstract: Hilbert(ian) A-modules over finite von Neumann algebras A with a faithful normal trace state (from global analysis) and Hilbert W*-modules over A (from operator algebra theory) are compared, and a categorical equivalence is established. The correspondence between these two structures sheds new light on basic results in $L^2$-invariant theory providing alternative proofs. We indicate new invariants for finitely generated projective B-modules, where B is supposed any unital C*-algebra, (usually the full group C*-algebra $C^{\ast }(pi)$ of the fundamental group $pi=p{i}_1(M)$ of a manifold $M$). The results are of interest to specialists in operator algebras and global analysis.

Review text

Let \(A\) be a von Neumann algebra. The category of Hilbertian \(A\)-modules was introduced in [\textit{W. Lück} and \textit{M. Rothenberg}, \(K\)-Theory 5, No. 3, 213-264 (1991; Zbl 0748.57007)] and the category of self-dual Hilbert \(C^*\)-modules over \(A\) was introduced in [\textit{W. L. Paschke}, Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 182, 443-468 (1973; Zbl 0265.46056)]. The main result of the paper is equivalence of these categories. It sheds new light on basic results in \(L^2\)-invariant theory providing alternative proofs. The author also indicates, how modular frames can be used to obtain new invariants for Hilbert \(C^*\)-modules over \(C^*\)-algebras with a trace.

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