2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/229423We prove the title. This characterizes the Jiang-Su algebra Z as the uniquely determined initial object in the category of strongly self-absorbing C*-algebras.10 pagesOperator AlgebrasFunctional Analysis46L35; 46L85Strongly self-absorbing C*-algebras are Z-stabletext