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Let $M_{*}({\bf C})$ denote the C$^{*}$-algebra defined as the direct sum of all matrix algebras $\{M_{n}({\bf C}):n\geq 1\}$. It is known that $M_{*}({\bf C})$ has a non-cocommutative comultiplication $\Delta_{\varphi}$. We show that the…

A new construction method of $R$-matrix is given. Let $A$ be a C$^{*}$-bialgebra with a comultiplication $\Delta$. For two states $\omega$ and $\psi$ of $A$ which satisfy certain conditions, we construct a unitary $R$-matrix…

We show that a tensor product among representation of certain C$^{*}$-algebras induces a bialgebra. Let $\tilde{{\cal O}}_{*}$ be the smallest unitization of the direct sum of Cuntz algebras \[{\cal O}_{*}\equiv {\bf C}\oplus {\cal…

Let ${\cal A}_{0}(*)$ denote the direct sum of a certain set of UHF algebras and let ${\cal A}(*)\equiv {\bf C}\oplus {\cal A}_{0}(*)$. We introduce a non-cocommutative comultiplication $\Delta_{\phi}$ on ${\cal A}(*)$, and give an example…

We study sufficient conditions under which a nowhere scattered C*-algebra $A$ has a nowhere scattered multiplier algebra $\mathcal{M}(A)$, that is, we study when $\mathcal{M}(A)$ has no nonzero, elementary ideal-quotients. In particular, we…

Let ${\cal O}_{*}$ be the C$^{*}$-algebra defined as the direct sum of all Cuntz algebras. Then ${\cal O}_{*}$ has a non-cocommutative comultiplication $\Delta_{\phi}$ and a counit $\epsilon$. Let ${\rm BI}({\cal O}_{*})$ denote the set of…

We say that a contractive Hilbert space operator is universal if there is a natural surjection from its generated C*-algebra to the C*-algebra generated by any other contraction. A universal contraction may be irreducible or a direct sum of…

A well-known theorem of Blackadar and Handelman states that every unital stably finite C*-algebra has a bounded quasitrace. Rather strong generalizations of stable finiteness to the non-unital case can be obtained by either requiring the…

Let ${\Bbb F}_{n}$ be the free group of rank $n$ and let $\bigoplus C^{*}({\Bbb F}_{n})$ denote the direct sum of full group C$^{*}$-algebras $C^{*}({\Bbb F}_{n})$ of ${\Bbb F}_{n}$ $(1\leq n<\infty$). We introduce a new comultiplication…

We define united KK-theory for real C*-algebras A and B such that A is separable and B is sigma-unital, extending united K-theory in the sense that KK\crt(\R, B) = K\crt(B). United KK-theory contains real, complex, and self-conjugate…

We give an example of a unital C*-algebra $\mathbf{A}$ with a computable presentation and for which neither $K_0(\mathbf{A})$ nor $K_1(\mathbf{A})$ has a computable presentation.

The C*-algebra of bounded operators on the separable infinite-dimensional Hilbert space cannot be mapped to a W*-algebra in such a way that each unital commutative C*-subalgebra C(X) factors normally through $\ell^\infty(X)$. Consequently,…

We present an integral formula for the universal R-matrix of quantum affine algebra with 'Drinfeld comultiplication'. We show that the properties of the universal R-matrix follow from the factorization properties of the cycles in proper…

A universal coefficient theorem is proved for C*-algebras over an arbitrary finite T_0-space X which have vanishing boundary maps. Under bootstrap assumptions, this leads to a complete classification of unital/stable real-rank-zero…

A coproduct on a vector space $A$ is defined as a linear map $\Delta:A\to A\otimes A$ satisfying coassociativity $(\Delta\otimes\iota)\Delta=(\iota\otimes\Delta)\Delta$. We use $\iota$ for the identity map. If $G$ is a finite group and if…

Motivated by advances in categorical probability, we introduce non-commutative almost everywhere (a.e.) equivalence and disintegrations in the setting of C*-algebras. We show that C*-algebras (resp. W*-algebras) and a.e. equivalence classes…

Explicit formulas of the universal $R$-matrix are given for all quantized nontwisted rank 3 affine Lie algebras $U_q(A_2^{(1)})\,,~U_q(C_2^{(1)})$ and $U_q(G_2^{(1)})$.

The derivation constant $K(A)\geq \frac{1}{2}$ has been extensively studied for \emph{unital} non-commutative $C^*$-algebras. In this paper, we investigate properties of $K(M(A))$ where $M(A)$ is the multiplier algebra of a non-unital…

We characterize the simplicity of universal C$^*$-algebras arising from multispinal groups. Let $\mathcal{O}_{G_{\max}}$ be the universal C$^*$-algebra associated to a multispinal group $G$. We show that the invertibility of a matrix…

Let $p$ be a polynomial in one variable whose roots either all have multiplicity more than 1 or all have multiplicity exactly 1. It is shown that the universal $C^*$-algebra of a relation $p(x)=0$, $\|x\| \le 1$ is semiprojective. In the…