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Aidan Sims

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arXiv2023

Reconstruction of topological graphs and their Hilbert bimodules

We show that the Hilbert bimodule associated to a compact topological graph can be recovered from the C*-algebraic triple consisting of the Toeplitz algebra of the graph, its gauge action and the commutative subalgebra of functions on the vertex space of the graph. We discuss connections with work of Davidson-Katsoulis and of Davidson-Roydor on local conjugacy of topological graphs and isomorphism of their tensor algebras. In particular, we give a direct proof that a compact topological graph can be recovered up to local conjugacy from its Hilbert bimodule, present an example of nonisomorphic locally conjugate compact topological graphs with isomorphic Hilbert bimodules. We also give an elementary proof that for compact topological graphs with totally disconnected vertex space the notions of local conjugacy, Hilbert bimodule isomorphism, isomorphism of C*-algebraic triples, and isomorphism all coincide.

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arXiv2022

The nuclear dimension of $\mathcal O_\infty$-stable $C^*$-algebras

We show that every nuclear $\mathcal O_\infty$-stable *-homomorphism with a separable exact domain has nuclear dimension at most 1. In particular separable, nuclear, $\mathcal O_\infty$-stable C*-algebras have nuclear dimension 1. We also characterise when $\mathcal O_\infty$-stable C*-algebras have finite decomposition rank in terms of quasidiagonality and primitive-ideal structure, and determine when full $\mathcal O_2$-stable *-homomorphisms have nuclear dimension 0.

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arXiv2021

Reconstruction of twisted Steinberg algebras

We show how to recover a discrete twist over an ample Hausdorff groupoid from a pair consisting of an algebra and what we call a quasi-Cartan subalgebra. We identify precisely which twists arise in this way (namely, those that satisfy the local bisection hypothesis), and we prove that the assignment of twisted Steinberg algebras to such twists and our construction of a twist from a quasi-Cartan pair are mutually inverse. We identify the algebraic pairs that correspond to effective groupoids and to principal groupoids. We also indicate the scope of our results by identifying large classes of twists for which the local bisection hypothesis holds automatically.

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arXiv2021

Stably finite extensions of rank-two graph C*-algebras

We study stable finiteness of extensions of 2-graph C*-algebras determined by saturated hereditary sets of vertices. We use two iterations of the Pimsner-Voiculescu sequence to calculate the map in K-theory induced by the inclusion of a hereditary subgraph into the larger 2-graph it lives in. We then apply a theorem of Spielberg about stable finiteness of extensions to provide a sufficient condition for the C*-algebra of the larger 2-graph to be stably finite. We illustrate our results with examples.

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arXiv2021

Structure theory and stable rank for C*-algebras of finite higher-rank graphs

We study the structure and compute the stable rank of C*-algebras of finite higher-rank graphs. We completely determine the stable rank of the C*-algebra when the k-graph either contains no cycle with an entrance, or is cofinal. We also determine exactly which finite, locally convex k-graphs yield unital stably finite C*-algebras. We give several examples to illustrate our results.

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arXiv2021

Pushouts of extensions of groupoids by bundles of abelian groups

We analyse extensions $Σ$ of groupoids $G$ by bundles $A$ of abelian groups. We describe a pushout construction for such extensions, and use it to describe the extension group of a given groupoid $G$ by a given bundle $A$. There is a natural action of $Σ$ on the dual of $A$, yielding a corresponding transformation groupoid. The pushout of this transformation groupoid by the natural map from the fibre product of $A$ with its dual to the Cartesian product of the dual with the circle is a twist over the transformation groupoid resulting from the action of $G$ on the dual of $A$. We prove that the full $C^*$-algebra of this twist is isomorphic to the full $C^*$-algebra of $Σ$, and that this isomorphism descends to an isomorphism of reduced algebras. We give a number of examples and applications.

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arXiv2021

Reconstruction of groupoids and C*-rigidity of dynamical systems

We show how to construct a graded locally compact Hausdorff étale groupoid from a C*-algebra carrying a coaction of a discrete group, together with a suitable abelian subalgebra. We call this groupoid the extended Weyl groupoid. When the coaction is trivial and the subalgebra is Cartan, our groupoid agrees with Renault's Weyl groupoid. We prove that if G is a second-countable locally compact étale groupoid carrying a grading of a discrete group, and if the interior of the trivially graded isotropy is abelian and torsion free, then the extended Weyl groupoid of its reduced C*-algebra is isomorphic as a graded groupoid to G. In particular, two such groupoids are isomorphic as graded groupoids if and only if there is an equivariant diagonal-preserving isomorphism of their reduced C*-algebras. We introduce graded equivalence of groupoids, and establish that two graded groupoids in which the trivially graded isotropy has torsion-free abelian interior are graded equivalent if and only if there is an equivariant diagonal-preserving Morita equivalence between their reduced C*-algebras. We use these results to establish rigidity results for a number of classes of dynamical systems, including all actions of the natural numbers by local homeomorphisms of locally compact Hausdorff spaces.

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arXiv2020

C*-Algebras of extensions of groupoids by group bundles

Given a normal subgroup bundle $\mathcal A$ of the isotropy bundle of a groupoid $Σ$, we obtain a twisted action of the quotient groupoid $Σ/\mathcal A$ on the bundle of group $C^*$-algebras determined by $\mathcal A$ whose twisted crossed product recovers the groupoid $C^*$-algebra $C^*(Σ)$. Restricting to the case where $\mathcal A$ is abelian, we describe $C^*(Σ)$ as the $C^*$-algebra associated to a $\mathbf T$-groupoid over the tranformation groupoid obtained from the canonical action of $Σ/\mathcal A$ on the Pontryagin dual space of $\mathcal A$. We give some illustrative examples of this result.

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arXiv2020

Amplified graph C*-algebras II: reconstruction

Let $E$ be a countable directed graph that is amplified in the sense that whenever there is an edge from $v$ to $w$, there are infinitely many edges from $v$ to $w$. We show that $E$ can be recovered from $C^*(E)$ together with its canonical gauge-action, and also from $L_K(E)$ together with its canonical grading.

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arXiv2020

The groupoids of adaptable separated graphs and their type semigroup

Given an adaptable separated graph, we construct an associated groupoid and explore its type semigroup. Specifically, we first attach to each adaptable separated graph a corresponding semigroup, which we prove is an $E^*$-unitary inverse semigroup. As a consequence, the tight groupoid of this semigroup is a Hausdorff étale groupoid. We show that this groupoid is always amenable, and that the type semigroups of groupoids obtained from adaptable separated graphs in this way include all finitely generated conical refinement monoids. The first three named authors will utilize this construction in forthcoming work to solve the Realization Problem for von Neumann regular rings, in the finitely generated case.

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arXiv2019

An algebraic analogue of Exel-Pardo C*-algebras

We introduce an algebraic version of the Katsura $C^*$-algebra of a pair $A,B$ of integer matrices and an algebraic version of the Exel-Pardo $C^*$-algebra of a self-similar action on a graph. We prove a Graded Uniqueness Theorem for such algebras and construct a homomorphism of the latter into a Steinberg algebra that, under mild conditions, is an isomorphism. Working with Steinberg algebras over non-Hausdorff groupoids we prove that in the unital case, our algebraic version of Katsura $C^*$-algebras are all isomorphic to Steinberg algebras.

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arXiv2019

Simplicity of algebras associated to non-Hausdorff groupoids

We prove a uniqueness theorem and give a characterization of simplicity for Steinberg algebras associated to non-Hausdorff ample groupoids. We also prove a uniqueness theorem and give a characterization of simplicity for the C*-algebra associated to non-Hausdorff étale groupoids. Then we show how our results apply in the setting of tight representations of inverse semigroups, groups acting on graphs, and self-similar actions. In particular, we show that C*-algebra and the complex Steinberg algebra of the self-similar action of the Grigorchuk group are simple but the Steinberg algebra with coefficients in $\mathbb{Z}_2$ is not simple.

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arXiv2019

Equilibrium states on higher-rank Toeplitz noncommutative solenoids

We consider a family of higher-dimensional noncommutative tori, which are twisted analogues of the algebras of continuous functions on ordinary tori, and their Toeplitz extensions. Just as solenoids are inverse limits of tori, our Toeplitz noncommutative solenoids are direct limits of the Toeplitz extensions of noncommutative tori. We consider natural dynamics on these Toeplitz algebras, and compute the equilibrium states for these dynamics. We find a large simplex of equilibrium states at each positive inverse temperature, parametrised by the probability measures on an (ordinary) solenoid.

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arXiv2018

Reconstructing directed graphs from generalised gauge actions on their Toeplitz algebras

We show how to reconstruct a finite directed graph E from its Toeplitz algebra, its gauge action, and the canonical finite-dimensional abelian subalgebra generated by the vertex projections. We also show that if E has no sinks, then we can recover E from its Toeplitz algebra and the generalised gauge action that has, for each vertex, an independent copy of the circle acting on the generators corresponding to edges emanating from that vertex. We show by example that it is not possible to recover E from its Toeplitz algebra and gauge action alone.

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arXiv2018

Preferred traces on C*-algebras of self-similar groupoids arising as fixed points

Recent results of Laca, Raeburn, Ramagge and Whittaker show that any self-similar action of a groupoid on a graph determines a 1-parameter family of self-mappings of the trace space of the groupoid C*-algebra. We investigate the fixed points for these self-mappings, under the same hypotheses that Laca et al. used to prove that the C*-algebra of the self-similar action admits a unique KMS state. We prove that for any value of the parameter, the associated self-mapping admits a unique fixed point, which is in fact a universal attractor. This fixed point is precisely the trace that extends to a KMS state on the C*-algebra of the self-similar action.

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