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In mathematics, the Cuntz algebra (after Joachim Cuntz) is the universal C *-algebra generated by ''n'' isometries satisfying certain relations. It is the first concrete example of a separable infinite simple C *-algebra. Every simple infinite C *-algebra contains, for any given ''n'', a subalgebra that has as quotient. == Definition and basic properties == Let ''n'' ≥ 2 and ''H'' be a separable Hilbert space. Consider the C *-algebra generated by a set :: of isometries acting on ''H'' satisfying :: and :: Theorem. The concrete C *-algebra is isomorphic to the universal C *-algebra generated by ''n'' generators ''s''1... ''s''''n'' subject to relations ''si *si'' = 1 for all ''i'' and ∑ ''sisi'' * = 1. The proof of the theorem hinges on the following fact: any C *-algebra generated by ''n'' isometries ''s''1... ''s''''n'' with orthogonal ranges contains a copy of the UHF algebra type ''n''∞. Namely is spanned by words of the form : The *-subalgebra , being approximately finite-dimensional, has a unique C *-norm. The subalgebra plays role of the space of ''Fourier coefficients'' for elements of the algebra. A key technical lemma, due to Cuntz, is that an element in the algebra is zero if and only if all its Fourier coefficients vanish. Using this, one can show that the quotient map from to is injective, which proves the theorem. This universal C *-algebra is called the Cuntz algebra, denoted by . A C *-algebra is said to be purely infinite if every hereditary C *-subalgebra of it is infinite. is a separable, simple, purely infinite C *-algebra. Any simple infinite C *-algebra contains a subalgebra that has as a quotient. The UHF algebra has a non-unital subalgebra that is canonically isomorphic to itself: In the M''n'' stage of the direct system defining , consider the rank-1 projection ''e''11, the matrix that is 1 in the upper left corner and zero elsewhere. Propagate this projection through the direct system. At the M''nk'' stage of the direct system, one has a rank ''n''''k'' - 1 projection. In the direct limit, this gives a projection ''P'' in . The corner : is isomorphic to . The *-endomorphism Φ that maps onto is implemented by the isometry ''s''1, i.e. Φ(·) = ''s''1(·)''s''1 *. is in fact the crossed product of with the endomorphism Φ. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cuntz algebra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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