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Tensor products of Leavitt path algebras

Rings and Algebras 2013-12-06 v3 K-Theory and Homology Operator Algebras

Abstract

We compute the Hochschild homology of Leavitt path algebras over a field kk. As an application, we show that L2L_2 and L2L2L_2\otimes L_2 have different Hochschild homologies, and so they are not Morita equivalent; in particular they are not isomorphic. Similarly, LL_\infty and LLL_\infty\otimes L_\infty are distinguished by their Hochschild homologies and so they are not Morita equivalent either. By contrast, we show that KK-theory cannot distinguish these algebras; we have K(L2)=K(L2L2)=0K_*(L_2)=K_*(L_2\otimes L_2)=0 and K(L)=K(LL)=K(k)K_*(L_\infty)=K_*(L_\infty\otimes L_\infty)=K_*(k).

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@article{arxiv.1108.0352,
  title  = {Tensor products of Leavitt path algebras},
  author = {Pere Ara and Guillermo Cortiñas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.0352},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

10 pages. Added hypothesis to Corolary 4.5; Example 5.2 expanded, other cosmetic changes, including an e-mail address and some dashes. Final version, to appear in PAMS