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On universal $ C^*$-algebras generated by $ n$ projections with scalar sum

Author(s): Tatiana Shulman
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 137 (2009), 115-122.
MSC (2000): Primary 46L05; Secondary 46L35
Posted: August 14, 2008
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Abstract: We study the universal $ C^*$-algebras generated by $ n$ projections $ p_1,\dotsc,p_n$ subject to the relation $ p_1+\cdots +p_n=\lambda 1$, $ \lambda\in\mathbb{R}$. The questions of when these $ C^*$-algebras are type I, nuclear or exact are considered. It is proved also that among these $ C^*$-algebras there is a continuum of mutually nonisomorphic ones.


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Additional Information:

Tatiana Shulman
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824
Email: tatiana_shulman@yahoo.com

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-08-09654-8
PII: S 0002-9939(08)09654-8
Keywords: Projection, universal $C^*$-algebra of a relation, tracial state, nuclear and exact $C^*$-algebras
Received by editor(s): July 19, 2007
Posted: August 14, 2008
Communicated by: Marius Junge
Copyright of article: Copyright 2008, American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.




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