The nuclear dimension of C*-algebras

dc.creatorWinter, Wilhelm
dc.creatorZacharias, Joachim
dc.date2009-03-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:57:36Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:57:36Z
dc.descriptionWe introduce the nuclear dimension of a C*-algebra; this is a noncommutative version of topological covering dimension based on a modification of the earlier concept of decomposition rank. Our notion behaves well with respect to inductive limits, tensor products, hereditary subalgebras (hence ideals), quotients, and even extensions. It can be computed for many examples; in particular, it is finite for all UCT Kirchberg algebras. In fact, all classes of nuclear C*-algebras which have so far been successfully classified consist of examples with finite nuclear dimension, and it turns out that finite nuclear dimension implies many properties relevant for the classification program. Surprisingly, the concept is also linked to coarse geometry, since for a discrete metric space of bounded geometry the nuclear dimension of the associated uniform Roe algebra is dominated by the asymptotic dimension of the underlying space.
dc.description33 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0903.4914
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0903.4914
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/224990
dc.subjectOperator Algebras
dc.subjectFunctional Analysis
dc.subject46L05; 46L85
dc.titleThe nuclear dimension of C*-algebras
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