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Bruno de Mendonça Braga

Publications and source records attributed to Bruno de Mendonça Braga.

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arXiv2021

Uniform Roe coronas

A uniform Roe corona is the quotient of the uniform Roe algebra of a metric space by the ideal of compact operators. Among other results, we show that it is consistent with ZFC that isomorphism between uniform Roe coronas implies coarse equivalence between the underlying spaces, for the class of uniformly locally finite metric spaces which coarsely embed into a Hilbert space. Moreover, for uniformly locally finite metric spaces with property A, it is consistent with ZFC that isomorphism between the uniform Roe coronas is equivalent to bijective coarse equivalence between some of their cofinite subsets. We also find locally finite metric spaces such that the isomorphism of their uniform Roe coronas is independent of ZFC. All set-theoretic considerations in this paper are relegated to two 'black box' principles.

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arXiv2021

On Kalton's interlaced graphs and nonlinear embeddings into dual Banach spaces

We study the nonlinear embeddability of Banach spaces and the equi-embeddability of the family of Kalton's interlaced graphs $([\mathbb N]^k,d_{\mathbb K})_k$ into dual spaces. Notably, we define and study a modification of Kalton's property $\mathcal Q$ that we call property $\mathcal{Q}_p$ (with $p \in (1,+\infty]$). We show that if $([\mathbb N]^k,d_{\mathbb K})_k$ equi-coarse Lipschitzly embeds into $X^*$, then the Szlenk index of $X$ is greater than $ω$, and that this is optimal, i.e., there exists a separable dual space $Y^*$ that contains $([\mathbb N]^k,d_{\mathbb K})_k$ equi-Lipschitzly and so that $Y$ has Szlenk index $ω^2$. We prove that $c_0$ does not coarse Lipschitzly embed into a separable dual space by a map with distortion strictly smaller than $\frac{3}{2}$. We also show that neither $c_0$ nor $L_1$ coarsely embeds into a separable dual by a weak-to-weak$^*$ sequentially continuous map.

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arXiv2020

Coarse Baum-Connes conjecture and rigidity for Roe algebras

In this paper, we connect the rigidity problem and the coarse Baum-Connes conjecture for Roe algebras. In particular, we show that if $X$ and $Y$ are two uniformly locally finite metric spaces such that their Roe algebras are $*$-isomorphic, then $X$ and $Y$ are coarsely equivalent provided either $X$ or $Y$ satisfies the coarse Baum-Connes conjecture with coefficients. It is well-known that coarse embeddability into a Hilbert space implies the coarse Baum-Connes conjecture with coefficients. On the other hand, we provide a new example of a finitely generated group satisfying the coarse Baum-Connes conjecture with coefficients but which does not coarsely embed into a Hilbert space.

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arXiv2020

General uniform Roe algebra rigidity

We generalize all known results on rigidity of uniform Roe algebras to the setting of arbitrary uniformly locally finite coarse spaces. For instance, we show that isomorphism between uniform Roe algebras of uniformly locally finite coarse spaces whose uniform Roe algebras contain only compact ghost projections implies that the base spaces are coarsely equivalent. Moreover, if one of the spaces has property A, then the base spaces are bijectively coarsely equivalent. We also provide a characterization for the existence of an embedding onto hereditary subalgebra in terms of the underlying spaces. As an application, we partially answer a question of White and Willett about Cartan subalgebras of uniform Roe algebras.

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arXiv2020

A Gelfand-type duality for coarse metric spaces with property A

We prove the following two results for a given uniformly locally finite metric space with Yu's property A: 1) The group of outer automorphisms of its uniform Roe algebra is isomorphic to its group of bijective coarse equivalences modulo closeness. 2) The group of outer automorphisms of its Roe algebra is isomorphic to its group of coarse equivalences modulo closeness. The main difficulty lies in the latter. To prove that, we obtain several uniform approximability results for maps between Roe algebras and use them to obtain a theorem about the `uniqueness' of Cartan masas of Roe algebras. We finish the paper with several applications of the results above to concrete metric spaces.

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arXiv2020

On the rigidity of uniform Roe algebras over uniformly locally finite coarse spaces

Given a coarse space $(X,\mathcal{E})$, one can define a $\mathrm{C}^*$-algebra $\mathrm{C}^*_u(X)$ called the uniform Roe algebra of $(X,\mathcal{E})$. It has been proved by J. Špakula and R. Willett that if the uniform Roe algebras of two uniformly locally finite metric spaces with property A are isomorphic, then the metric spaces are coarsely equivalent to each other. In this paper, we look at the problem of generalizing this result for general coarse spaces and on weakening the hypothesis of the spaces having property A.

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arXiv2020

On Banach algebras of band-dominated operators and their order structure

The goal of this paper is to study band-dominated operators on Banach spaces with Schauder basis with respect to uniformly locally finite metric spaces as well as the Banach algebras generated by them: the so called uniform Roe algebras. We investigate several kinds of isomorphisms between those Banach spaces (e.g., isomorphisms preserving norm, order, algebraic structure, etc) and prove several rigidity results on when a certain kind of isomorphism between the uniform Roe algebras implies that the base metric spaces are (bijectively) coarsely equivalent.

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arXiv2019

A Ribe theorem for noncommutative L$_1$-spaces and Lipschitz free operator spaces

These notes have the intent to introduce the study of the nonlinear aspects of operator space theory. We investigate some results on the nonlinear theory of Banach spaces which remain valid in the noncommutative case. In particular, we show that Ribe's theorem has a complete analog to preduals of von Neumann algebras and introduce the concept of the Lipschitz free operator space of an operator space. We use those to prove results about injective von Neumann algebras, Pisier's operator space OH, and the existence of complete linear isometric embeddings between operator spaces.

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arXiv2019

Uniformly Factoring Weakly Compact operators and Parametrized Dualization

This paper deals with the problem of when, given a collection $\mathcal C$ of weakly compact operators between separable Banach spaces, there exists a separable reflexive Banach space $Z$ with a Schauder basis so that every element in $\mathcal C$ factors through $Z$ (or through a subspace of $Z$). A sample result is the existence of a reflexive space $Z$ with a Schauder basis so that for each separable Banach space $X$, each weakly compact operator from $X$ to $L_1$ factors through $Z$. We also prove the following descriptive set theoretical result: Let $\mathcal L$ be the standard Borel space of bounded operators between separable Banach spaces. We show that if $\mathcal B$ is a Borel subset of weakly compact operators between Banach spaces with separable duals, then the assignment $A\in \mathcal B\to A^*$ can be realized by a Borel map $\mathcal B\to \mathcal L$.

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arXiv2019

On the uniform Roe algebra as a Banach algebra and embeddings of $\ell_p$ uniform Roe algebras

We work on $\ell_p$ uniform Roe algebras associated to metric spaces, and on their mutual embedding. We generalize results of I. Farah and the authors to mutual embeddings of uniform Roe algebras of operators on $\ell_p$ spaces. Simultaneously, we obtain rigidity results for the classic uniform Roe $\mathrm{C}^*$-algebras which depend only on their Banach algebra structure.

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arXiv2019

Embeddings of uniform Roe algebras

In this paper, we study embeddings of uniform Roe algebras. Generally speaking, given metric spaces $X$ and $Y$, we are interested in which large scale geometric properties are stable under embedding of the uniform Roe algebra of $X$ into the uniform Roe algebra of $Y$.

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arXiv2018

On asymptotically uniformly smoothness and nonlinear geometry of Banach spaces

These notes concern the nonlinear geometry of Banach spaces, asymptotic uniform smoothness and several Banach-Saks-like properties. We study the existence of certain concentration inequalities in asymptotically uniformly smooth Banach spaces as well as weakly sequentially continuous coarse (Lipschitz) embeddings into those spaces. Some results concerning the descriptive set theoretical complexity of those properties are also obtained. We finish the paper with a list of open problem.

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arXiv2018

Coarse embeddings into superstable spaces

Krivine and Maurey proved in 1981 that every stable Banach space contains almost isometric copies of $\ell_p$, for some $p\in[1,\infty)$. In 1983, Raynaud showed that if a Banach space uniformly embeds into a superstable Banach space, then $X$ must contain an isomorphic copy of $\ell_p$, for some $p\in[1,\infty)$. In these notes, we show that if a Banach space coarsely embeds into a superstable Banach space, then $X$ has a spreading model isomorphic to $\ell_p$, for some $p\in[1,\infty)$. In particular, we obtain that there exist reflexive Banach spaces which do not coarsely embed into any superstable Banach space.

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arXiv2017

Nonlinear weakly sequentially continuous embeddings between Banach spaces

In these notes, we study nonlinear embeddings between Banach spaces which are also weakly sequentially continuous. In particular, our main result implies that if a Banach space $X$ coarsely (resp. uniformly) embeds into a Banach space $Y$ by a weakly sequentially continuous map, then every spreading model $(e_n)_n$ of a normalized weakly null sequence in $X$ satisfies \[\|e_1+\ldots+e_k\|_{\overlineδ_Y}\lesssim\|e_1+\ldots+e_k\|_S,\] where $\overlineδ_Y$ is the modulus of asymptotic uniform convexity of $Y$. Among other results, we obtain Banach spaces $X$ and $Y$ so that $X$ coarsely (resp. uniformly) embeds into $Y$, but so that $X$ cannot be mapped into $Y$ by a weakly sequentially continuous coarse (resp. uniform) embedding.

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arXiv2017

On weaker notions of nonlinear embeddings between Banach spaces

In this paper, we study nonlinear embeddings between Banach spaces. More specifically, the goal of this paper is to study weaker versions of coarse and uniform embeddability, and to provide suggestive evidences that those weaker embeddings may be stronger than one would think. We do such by proving that many known results for coarse and uniform embeddings remain valid for those weaker notions of embeddings.

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arXiv2017

Asymptotic structure and coarse Lipschitz geometry of Banach spaces

In this paper, we study the coarse Lipschitz geometry of Banach spaces with several asymptotic properties. Specifically, we look at asymptotically uniformly smoothness and convexity, and several distinct Banach-Saks-like properties. Among other results, we characterize the Banach spaces which are either coarsely or uniformly homeomorphic to $T^{p_1}\oplus \ldots \oplus T^{p_n}$, where each $T^{p_j}$ denotes the $p_j$-convexification of the Tsirelson space, for $p_1,\ldots,p_n\in (1,\ldots, \infty)$, and $2\not\in\{p_1,\ldots ,p_n\}$. We obtain applications to the coarse Lipschitz geometry of the $p$-convexifications of the Schlumprecht space, and some hereditarily indecomposable Banach spaces. We also obtain some new results on the linear theory of Banach spaces.

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arXiv2016

Coarse and uniform embeddings

In these notes, we study the relation between uniform and coarse embeddings between Banach spaces. In order to understand this relation better, we also look at the problem of when a coarse embedding can be assumed to be topological. Among other results, we show that if a Banach space $X$ uniformly embeds into a minimal Banach space $Y$, then $X$ simultaneously coarsely and uniformly embeds into $Y$, and if a Banach space $X$ coarsely embeds into a minimal Banach space $Y$, then $X$ simultaneously coarsely and homeomorphically embeds into $Y$ by a map with uniformly continuous inverse.

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arXiv2015

Duality on Banach spaces and a Borel parametrized version of Zippin's theorem

Let SB be the standard coding for separable Banach spaces as subspaces of $C(Δ)$. In these notes, we show that if $\mathbb{B} \subset \text{SB}$ is a Borel subset of spaces with separable dual, then the assignment $X \mapsto X^*$ can be realized by a Borel function $\mathbb{B}\to \text{SB}$. Moreover, this assignment can be done in such a way that the functional evaluation is still well defined (Theorem $1$). Also, we prove a Borel parametrized version of Zippin's theorem, i.e., we prove that there exists $Z \in \text{SB}$ and a Borel function that assigns for each $X \in \mathbb{B}$ an isomorphic copy of $X$ inside of $Z$ (Theorem $5$).

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