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Hermitian geometry on resolvent set(I)

Functional Analysis 2020-03-02 v4

Abstract

For a tuple A=(A1, A2, ..., An)A=(A_1,\ A_2,\ ...,\ A_n) of elements in a unital Banach algebra B{\mathcal B}, its projective joint spectrum P(A)P(A) is the collection of zCnz\in {\mathbb C}^n such that A(z)=z1A1+z2A2++znAnA(z)=z_1A_1+z_2A_2+\cdots +z_nA_n is not invertible. It is known that the B{\mathcal B}-valued 11-form ωA(z)=A1(z)dA(z)\omega_A(z)=A^{-1}(z)dA(z) contains much topological information about the joint resolvent set Pc(A)P^c(A). This paper studies geometric properties of Pc(A)P^c(A) with respect to Hermitian metrics defined through the B{\mathcal B}-valued {\em fundamental form} ΩA=ωAωA\Omega_A=-\omega^*_A\wedge \omega_A and its coupling with faithful states ϕ\phi on B{\mathcal B}, i.e. ϕ(ΩA)\phi(\Omega_A). The connection between the tuple AA and the metric is the main subject of this paper. In particular, it shows that the K\"{a}hlerness of the metric is tied with the commutativity of the tuple, and its completeness is related to the Fuglede-Kadison determinant.

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@article{arxiv.1608.05990,
  title  = {Hermitian geometry on resolvent set(I)},
  author = {Ronald G. Douglas and Rongwei Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.05990},
  year   = {2020}
}
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