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Selfless reduced $C^{*}$-algebras of linear groups

Operator Algebras 2026-02-16 v2 Dynamical Systems Group Theory

Abstract

It is shown that the reduced C*-algebra of a nontrivial linear group Γ<GLd(k)\Gamma<GL_{d}(k) with trivial amenable radical is selfless. Thus selflessness and simplicity coincide for reduced C*-algebras of linear groups. Similar results are obtained for twisted reduced group C*-algebra.

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@article{arxiv.2602.10616,
  title  = {Selfless reduced $C^{*}$-algebras of linear groups},
  author = {Itamar Vigdorovich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.10616},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

correct a typo in one of the main theorems

R2 v1 2026-07-01T10:31:28.789Z