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Alec Gow

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Property (SP) and Inclusions of C*-algebras

As a generalization of Gabe and Neagu's inclusions of real rank zero, we introduce a notion of Property (SP) for inclusions of C*-algebras. We begin the systematic study of SP-inclusions, establishing a topological description in the commutative setting and permanence under many constructions. We also extend known results about the permanence of Property (SP) for C*-algebras under classical symmetries to the setting of quantum symmetries; we show that Property (SP) for (simple, separable) C*-algebras is preserved under irreducible C*-discrete inclusions. Finally, we resolve (in the negative) a question raised by Gabe and Neagu about inclusions coming from Furstenburg boundaries. Namely, we show the existence of a countable, discrete, non-amenable group $G$ such that $C_r^*(G) \subseteq C(\partial_F G) \rtimes_r G$ is not an SP-inclusion (and therefore not an inclusion of real rank zero).

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On the Quasitrace Problem and a Characterization of W*-algebras

We conjecture that a unital C*-algebra is a W*-algebra if and only if each of its maximal abelian self-adjoint subalgebras is a W*-algebra; this is a space-free analogue of a known result due to G.K. Pedersen. Our main result is a proof that this conjecture holds for finite C*-algebras if and only if every $2$-quasitrace on a unital C*-algebra is a trace. We also show that the spatial condition in Pedersen's Theorem can be substantially weakened for AW*-factors. Finally, we give a new characterization of Type II$_1$ W*-factors among Type II$_1$ AW*-factors, which allows us to relate the question of (quasi)linearity of functionals on finite AW*-algebras to the question of monotone completeness of AW*-algebras.

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Every 2-quasitrace is a trace

A heretofore longstanding open question of Kaplansky was, "Is every Type II_1 AW*-factor a von Neumann algebra?" In this paper, we answer this question in the affirmative. As a consequence, we establish that every 2-quasitrace on a unital C*-algebra is a trace.

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