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A class of groups producing simple, unique trace C*-algebras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

S. David Promislow
S. David Promislow
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, 4700 Keele St, North York, ON, CanadaM3J 1P3
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Abstract

We define and study a class of groups which produce simple, unique trace, C*-algebras. This class strictly contains the class of weak Powers groups, as shown by the fact that it is closed under extensions. We provide answers to some open problems involving Powers and weak Powers groups.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 114 , Issue 2 , September 1993 , pp. 223 - 233
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1993

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