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Purely infinite $C^*$-algebras associated to \'etale groupoids

Operator Algebras 2014-08-13 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a Hausdorff, \'etale groupoid that is minimal and topologically principal. We show that Cr(G)C^*_r(G) is purely infinite simple if and only if all the nonzero positive elements of C0(G0)C_0(G^0) are infinite in Cr(G)C_r^*(G). If GG is a Hausdorff, ample groupoid, then we show that Cr(G)C^*_r(G) is purely infinite simple if and only if every nonzero projection in C0(G0)C_0(G^0) is infinite in Cr(G)C^*_r(G). We then show how this result applies to kk-graph CC^*-algebras. Finally, we investigate strongly purely infinite groupoid CC^*-algebras.

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@article{arxiv.1403.4959,
  title  = {Purely infinite $C^*$-algebras associated to \'etale groupoids},
  author = {Jonathan Brown and Lisa Orloff Clark and Adam Sierakowski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1403.4959},
  year   = {2014}
}