The Kadison-Singer problem for the direct sum of matrix algebras

Details The Kadison-Singer problem for the direct sum of matrix algebras The Kadison-Singer problem for the direct sum of matrix algebras

2010-09-12

arxiv.org/abs/1009.2237v1

Mathematics

Operator Algebras

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Let $M_n$ denote the algebra of complex $n\times n $ matrices and write $M$ for the direct sum of the $M_n$. So a typical element of $M$ has the form \[x = x_1\oplus x_2 \... \oplus x_n \oplus \...,\] where $x_n \in M_n$ and $\|x\| = \sup_n\|x_n\|$. We set $D= \{\{x_n\} \in M: x_n$ is diagonal for all $N\}$. We conjecture (contra Kadison and Singer (1959)) that every pure state of $D$ extends uniquely to a pure state of $M$. This is known for the normal pure states of D, and we show that this is true for a (weak*) open, dense subset of all the singular pure states of $D$. We also show that (assuming the Continuum hypothesis) $M$ has pure states that are not multiplicative on any maximal abelian *-subalgebra of $M$.

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