Existence of tracial states on reduced group C*-algebras

MaRDI QIDQ6287940FDO

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 $C_r^{\ast }(G)$ 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 $C_r^{\ast }(G)$ is nuclear, the existence of a trace is equivalent to amenability. We exhibit two examples of classes of totally disconnected groups for which $C_r^{\ast }(G)$ does not admit a tracial state.

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