A Note on Positive Zero Divisors in C* Algebras

Publication date: 13 January 2013

Abstract: In this paper we concern with positive zero divisors in

C^{*}

algebras. By means of zero divisors, we introduce a hereditary invariant for

C^{*}

algebras. Using this invariant, we give an example of a

C^{*}

algebra

A

and a

C^{*}

sub algebra

B

of

A

such that there is no a hereditary imbedding of

B

into

A

. We also introduce a new concept zero divisor real rank of a

C^{*}

algebra, as a zero divisor analogy of real rank theory of

C^{*}

algebras. We observe that this quantity is zero for

A = C (X)

when

X

is a separable compact Hausdorff space or

X

is homeomorphic to the unit square with the lexicographic topology. To a

C^{*}

algebra

A

with

d i m A > 1

, we assign the undirected graph

G a m m a^{+} (A)

of non zero positive zero divisors. For the Calkin algebra

A = B (H) / K (H)

, we show that

G a m m a^{+} (A)

is a connected graph and diam

G a m m a^{+} (A) = 3

. We show that

G a m m a^{+} (A)

is a connected graph with

e x t d i a m; G a m m a^{+} (A) l e q 6

, if

A

is a factor.

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