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A characterization of $C^*$-simplicity of countable groups via Poisson boundaries

Dynamical Systems 2025-04-18 v1 Operator Algebras Probability

Abstract

We characterize CC^*-simplicity for countable groups by means of the following dichotomy. If a group is CC^*-simple, then the action on the Poisson boundary is essentially free for a generic measure on the group. If a group is not CC^*-simple, then the action on the Poisson boundary is not essentially free for a generic measure on the group.

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@article{arxiv.2504.13017,
  title  = {A characterization of $C^*$-simplicity of countable groups via Poisson boundaries},
  author = {Andrei Alpeev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.13017},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

This preprint superseds and expans upon my previous preprint arXiv:2409.02013