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C^*-algebras associated with self-similar sets

Operator Algebras 2007-05-23 v2 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

Let γ=(γ1,...,γN)\gamma = (\gamma_1,...,\gamma_N), N2N \geq 2, be a system of proper contractions on a complete metric space. Then there exists a unique self-similar non-empty compact subset KK. We consider the union G=i=1N{(x,y)K2;x=γi(y)}{\mathcal G} = \cup_{i=1}^N \{(x,y) \in K^2 ; x = \gamma_i(y)\} of the cographs of \gamma _i.Then. Then X = C({\mathcal G})isaHilbertbimoduleover is a Hilbert bimodule over A = C(K).Weassociatea. We associate a C^*algebra-algebra {\mathcal O}_{\gamma}(K)withthemasaCuntzPimsneralgebra with them as a Cuntz-Pimsner algebra {\mathcal O}_X.Weshowthatifasystemofpropercontractionssatisfiestheopensetconditionin. We show that if a system of proper contractions satisfies the open set condition in K,thenthe, then the C^*algebra-algebra {\mathcal O}_{\gamma}(K)$ is simple and purely infinite, which is not isomorphic to a Cuntz algebra in general.

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@article{arxiv.math/0312481,
  title  = {C^*-algebras associated with self-similar sets},
  author = {Tsuyoshi Kajiwara and Yasuo Watatani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0312481},
  year   = {2007}
}

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22 pages: Corrected Version