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A Morita theorem for dual operator algebras

Operator Algebras 2008-10-17 v2 Functional Analysis

Abstract

We prove that two dual operator algebras are weak^* Morita equivalent if and only if they have equivalent categories of dual operator modules via completely contractive functors which are also weak^*-continuous on appropriate morphism spaces. Moreover, in a fashion similar to the operator algebra case, we characterize such functors as the module normal Haagerup tensor product with an appropriate weak^* Morita equivalence bimodule. We also develop the theory of the WW^*-dilation, which connects the non-selfadjoint dual operator algebra with the WW^*-algebraic framework. In the case of weak^* Morita equivalence, this WW^*-dilation is a WW^*-module over a von Neumann algebra generated by the non-selfadjoint dual operator algebra. The theory of the WW^*-dilation is a key part of the proof of our main theorem.

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@article{arxiv.0806.2704,
  title  = {A Morita theorem for dual operator algebras},
  author = {Upasana Kashyap},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0806.2704},
  year   = {2008}
}

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