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The $C^*$-algebras of completely solvable Lie groups are solvable

Operator Algebras 2025-04-15 v2 Representation Theory

Abstract

We prove that if a connected and simply connected Lie group GG admits connected closed normal subgroups G1G2Gm=GG_1\subseteq G_2\subseteq \cdots \subseteq G_m=G with dimGj=j\dim G_j=j for j=1,,mj=1,\dots,m, then its group CC^*-algebra has closed two-sided ideals {0}=J0J1Jn=C(G)\{0\}=\mathcal{J}_0\subseteq \mathcal{J}_1\subseteq\cdots\subseteq\mathcal{J}_n=C^*(G) with Jj/Jj1C0(Γj,K(Hj))\mathcal{J}_j/\mathcal{J}_{j-1}\simeq \mathcal{C}_0(\Gamma_j,\mathcal{K}(\mathcal{H}_j)) for a suitable locally compact Hausdorff space Γj\Gamma_j and a separable complex Hilbert space Hj\mathcal{H}_j, where C0(Γj,)\mathcal{C}_0(\Gamma_j,\cdot) denotes the continuous mappings on Γj\Gamma_j that vanish at infinity, and K(Hj)\mathcal{K}(\mathcal{H}_j) is the CC^*-algebra of compact operators on Hj\mathcal{H}_j for j=1,,nj=1,\dots,n.

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@article{arxiv.2412.13923,
  title  = {The $C^*$-algebras of completely solvable Lie groups are solvable},
  author = {Ingrid Beltita and Daniel Beltita},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.13923},
  year   = {2025}
}

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18 pages; to appear in the Journal of Lie Theory