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The graph groupoid of a quantum sphere

Operator Algebras 2026-05-01 v3 Mathematical Physics Differential Geometry math.MP

Abstract

Quantum spheres are among the most studied examples of compact quantum spaces, described by C*-algebras which are Cuntz-Krieger algebras of a directed graph, as proved by Hong and Szyma\'nski in 2002. About five years earlier, in 1997, Sheu proved that the C*-algebra of a quantum sphere is a groupoid C*-algebra. Here we show that the path groupoid of the directed graph of Hong and Szyma\'nski is isomorphic to the groupoid discovered by Sheu.

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@article{arxiv.2407.02169,
  title  = {The graph groupoid of a quantum sphere},
  author = {Francesco D'Andrea},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.02169},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

17 pages; v3: minor corrections

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