Solid von Neumann algebras.

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Abstract: We prove that the relative commutant of a diffuse von Neumann subalgebra in a hyperbolic group von Neumann algebra is always injective. It follows that any non-injective subfactor in a hyperbolic group von Neumann algebra is non-Gamma and prime. The proof is based on C*-algebra theory.


A von Neumann algebra is said to be diffuse if it does not contain a minimal projection. A von Neumann algebra \(M\) is called solid if for any diffuse von Neumann subalgebra \(A\) in \(M\), the relative commutant \(A'\cap M\) is injective. The main result of the present paper is the following theorem which answers a question of \textit{L. Ge} [Ann. Math. 147, 143--157 (1998; Zbl 0924.46050)] whether the free group factors are solid. Theorem: The group von Neumann algebra \(\mathcal L \Gamma\) of a hyperbolic group \(\Gamma\) is solid.




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