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C^*-algebras generated by scaling elements

Operator Algebras 2007-05-23 v1 Functional Analysis

Abstract

We investigate C^*-algebras generated by scaling elements. We generalize the Wold decomposition and Coburn's theorem on isometries to scaling elements. We also completely determine when the C^*-algebra generated by a scaling element contains an infinite projection.

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@article{arxiv.math/0404477,
  title  = {C^*-algebras generated by scaling elements},
  author = {Takeshi Katsura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0404477},
  year   = {2007}
}

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