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2011-02-22

arxiv.org/abs/1102.4413v1

Mathematics

Operator Algebras

14 pages, 1 figure

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We investigate a construction which associates a finite von Neumann algebra $M(\Gamma,\mu)$ to a finite weighted graph $(\Gamma,\mu)$. Pleasantly, but not surprisingly, the von Neumann algebra associated to to a `flower with $n$ petals' is the group von Neumann algebra of the free group on $n$ generators. In general, the algebra $M(\Gamma,\mu)$ is a free product, with amalgamation over a finite-dimensional abelian subalgebra corresponding to the vertex set, of algebras associated to subgraphs `with one edge' (or actually a pair of dual edges). This also yields `natural' examples of (i) a Fock-type model of an operator with a free Poisson distribution; and (ii) $\C \oplus \C$-valued circular and semi-circular operators.

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