Flat dimension growth for C^*-algebras

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Abstract: We introduce two nonnegative real-valued invariants for unital and stably finite C*-algebras whose minimal instances coincide with the notion of classifiability via the Elliott invariant. The first of these is defined for AH algebras, and may be thought of as a generalisation of slow dimension growth. The second invariant is defined for any unital and stably finite algebra, and may be thought of as an abstract version of the first invariant. We establish connections between both invariants and ordered K-theory, and prove that the range of the first invariant is exhausted by simple unital AH algebras. Consequently, the class of simple, unital, and non-Z-stable AH algebras is uncountable.


In order to study simple nuclear \(C^*\)-algebras which do not tensorially absorb the Jiang--Su algebra \(\mathcal Z\) [\textit{X.--H.\,Jiang} and \textit{H.--B.\,Su}, Am.\ J.\ Math.\ 121, No.\,2, 359--413 (1999; Zbl 0923.46069)], the author presents two new real-valued invariants: the dimension-rank ratio (for unital AH algebras) and the radius of comparison (for unital stably finite algebras), which distill purely non-\(\mathcal Z\)-stable information: they are insensitive to differences between \(\mathcal Z\)-stable algebras, while detecting differences between non-\(\mathcal Z\)-stable algebras not readily manifest in known invariants. Both invariants can be viewed as measuring the ratio of the matricial size of a \(C^*\)-algebra to its topological dimension. Basic properties of these invariants and their connection to ordered \(K\)-theory are established. In particular, it is proved that the range of the dimension-rank ratio is exhausted by simple algebras, showing that the class of simple nuclear non-\(\mathcal Z\)-stable algebras is uncountable. Some other applications are also given.



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