Naimark's Problem for Graph C*-Algebras
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tomforde, Mark | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Kalantar, Mehrdad | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Ott, William | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | LaLonde, Scott M. | |
| dc.creator | Suri, Nishant 1986- | |
| dc.creator.orcid | 0000-0001-6516-9585 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-13T21:54:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-09-13T21:54:38Z | |
| dc.date.created | May 2017 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-05 | |
| dc.date.submitted | May 2017 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2019-09-13T21:54:39Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Naimark’s problem asks if a C*-algebra with exactly one irreducible representation up to unitary equivalence is isomorphic to K(H), the algebra of compact operators on some Hilbert space H. A C*-algebra that satisfies the premise of this question but not its conclusion is a counterexample to Naimark’s problem. It is known that neither separable C*-algebras nor Type I C*-algebras can be counterexamples to Naimark’s problem. In 2004, Akemann and Weaver constructed an aleph_1-generated counterexample using Jensen’s ♦ axiom (pronounced “diamond axiom”), which is known to be independent of ZFC. In fact, they showed that the existence of an aleph_1-generated counterexample is independent of ZFC. The general problem remains open. In this thesis we focus on Naimark’s problem for a subclass of C*-algebras called graph C*-algebras. We show that approximately finite-dimensional (denoted AF) graph C*-algebras cannot be counterexamples to Naimark’s problem. We also show that, as a consequence, C*-algebras of row-countable graphs cannot be counterexamples to Naimark’s problem. Since C*-algebras with unique irreducible representations up to unitary equivalence must be simple, and since simple graph C*-algebras are either AF or purely infinite, a complete answer to Naimark’s problem for all graph C*-algebras now hinges on an examination of the class of purely infinite graph C*-algebras. | |
| dc.description.department | Mathematics, Department of | |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | born digital | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10657/4555 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
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| dc.subject | Naimark's problem | |
| dc.subject | Graph C*-algebra | |
| dc.subject | AF algebra | |
| dc.title | Naimark's Problem for Graph C*-Algebras | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text | |
| dc.type.genre | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.college | College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics | |
| thesis.degree.department | Mathematics, Department of | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Mathematics | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Houston | |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy |