Existence of tracial states on reduced group C*-algebras

arXiv1706.05354MaRDI QIDQ6287940FDOQ6287940

Authors: Brian Forrest, Nico Spronk, Matthew Wiersma 

Publication date: 16 June 2017

Abstract: Let $G$ be a locally compact group. It is not always the case that its reduced C*-algebra $C_r^{*}(G)$ admits a tracial state. We exhibit closely related necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of such. We gain a complete answer when $G$ compactly generated. In particular for $G$ almost connected, or more generally when $C_r^{*}(G)$ is nuclear, the existence of a trace is equivalent to amenability. We exhibit two examples of classes of totally disconnected groups for which $C_r^{*}(G)$ does not admit a tracial state.

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