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Graph inverse semigroups, groupoids and their C*-algebras

Operator Algebras 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We develop a theory of graph C*-algebras using path groupoids and inverse semigroups. Row finiteness is not assumed so that the theory applies to graphs for which there are vertices emitting a countably infinite set of edges. We show that the path groupoid is amenable, and give a groupoid proof of a recent theorem of Szymanski characterizing when a graph C*-algebra is simple.

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@article{arxiv.math/0304355,
  title  = {Graph inverse semigroups, groupoids and their C*-algebras},
  author = {Alan L. T. Paterson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0304355},
  year   = {2007}
}

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17 pages