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Record Nr.

UNINA9910364957303321

Autore

Farah Ilijas

Titolo

Combinatorial Set Theory of C-algebras / / by Ilijas Farah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-27093-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (535 pages)

Collana

Springer Monographs in Mathematics, , 1439-7382

Disciplina

512.55

Soggetti

Mathematical logic

Functional analysis

Operator theory

Associative rings

Rings (Algebra)

Mathematical Logic and Foundations

Functional Analysis

Operator Theory

Associative Rings and Algebras

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. C*-algebras, Abstract and Concrete -- 2. Examples and Constructions of C*-algebras -- 3. Representations of C*-algebras -- 4. Tracial States and Representations of C*-algebras -- 5. Irreducible Representations of C*-algebras -- Part II Set Theory and Nonseparable C*-algebras -- 6. Infinitary Combinatorics, I -- 7. Infinitary Combinatorics, II: The Metric Case -- 8. Additional Set-Theoretic Axioms -- 9. Set Theory and Quotients -- 10. Constructions of Nonseparable C*-algebras, I: Graph CCR Algebras -- 11. Constructions of Nonseparable C*-algebras, II -- Part III Massive Quotient C*-algebras -- 12. The Calkin Algebra -- 13. Multiplier Algebras and Coronas -- 14. Gaps and Incompactness -- 15. Degree-1 Saturation -- 16. Full Saturation -- 17. Automorphisms of Massive Quotient C*-Algebras.-Part IV Appendices -- A. Axiomatic Set Theory -- B. Descriptive Set Theory -- C. Functional Analysis -- D. Model Theory -- References -- Index -- List of Symbols.



Sommario/riassunto

This book explores and highlights the fertile interaction between logic and operator algebras, which in recent years has led to the resolution of several long-standing open problems on C*-algebras. The interplay between logic and operator algebras (C*-algebras, in particular) is relatively young and the author is at the forefront of this interaction. The deep level of scholarship contained in these pages is evident and opens doors to operator algebraists interested in learning about the set-theoretic methods relevant to their field, as well as to set-theorists interested in expanding their view to the non-commutative realm of operator algebras. Enough background is included from both subjects to make the book a convenient, self-contained source for students. A fair number of the exercises form an integral part of the text. They are chosen to widen and deepen the material from the corresponding chapters. Some other exercises serve as a warmup for the latter chapters.