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Publications and source records attributed to Vitonofrio Crismale.
We show that the von Neumann algebra generated by position operators in a 2-periodic interacting Fock space is a type $II_1$ factor. On the probabilistic side, we prove that the squared position operators have a Marchenko-Pastur distribution with respect to the vacuum state, yielding a natural realization of free Poisson laws within this framework.
Spreadable, exchangeable, and rotatable states on the CAR algebra are shown to be the same.
The set of spreadabl estates on an infinite non-commutive torus \mathbb{A}_{\mathbb{Z}_α} is determined for all values of the deformation parameter α. If α is irrational, the canonical trace is the only spreadable 2π state. If α is rational, the set of all spreadable states is a Bauer 2π simplex. Moreover, its boundary is the set of all infinite products of a single state on C(T). Finally, the simplex of all stationary states on \mathbb{A}_{\mathbb{Z}_α} is proved to be the Poulsen simplex for all values of the deformation parameter α.
An abstract characterization of weakly monotone $C^*$-algebras, namely the concrete $C^*$-algebras generated by creators and annihilators acting on the so-called weakly monotone Fock spaces, is given in terms of (quotient of) suitable Exel-Laca algebras. The weakly monotone $C^*$-algebra indexed by $\mathbb{N}$ is shown to be a type-I $C^*$-algebra and its representation theory is entirely determined, whereas the weakly monotone $C^*$-algebra indexed by $\mathbb{Z}$ is shown not to be of type $I$.
Starting from a uniquely ergodic action of a locally compact group $G$ on a compact space $X_0$, we consider non-commutative skew-product extensions of the dynamics, on the crossed product $C(X_0)\rtimes_α\mathbb{Z}$, through a $1$-cocycle of $G$ in $\mathbb{T}$, with $α$ commuting with the given dynamics. We first prove that any such two skew-product extensions are conjugate if and only if the corresponding cocycles are cohomologous. We then study unique ergodicity and unique ergodicity w.r.t. the fixed-point subalgebra by characterizing both in terms of the cocycle assigning the dynamics. The set of all invariant states is also determined: it is affinely homeomorphic with $\mathcal{P}(\mathbb{T})$, the Borel probability measures on the one-dimensional torus $\mathbb{T}$, as long as the system is not uniquely ergodic. Finally, we show that unique ergodicity w.r.t. the fixed-point subalgebra of a skew-product extension amounts to the uniqueness of an invariant conditional expectation onto the fixed-point subalgebra
The set of states on ${\rm CCR}(\ch)$, the CCR algebra of a separable Hilbert space $\ch$, is here looked at as a natural object to obtain a non-commutative version of Freedman's theorem for unitarily invariant stochastic processes. In this regard, we provide a complete description of the compact convex set of states of ${\rm CCR}(\ch)$ that are invariant under the action of all automorphisms induced in second quantization by unitaries of $\ch$. We prove that this set is a Bauer simplex, whose extreme states are either the canonical trace of the CCR algebra or Gaussian states with variance at least $1$.
Spreadability of a sequence of random variables is a distributional symmetry that is implemented by suitable actions of $\mathbb{J}_\mathbb{Z}$, the unital semigroup of strictly increasing maps on $\mathbb{Z}$ with cofinite range. We show that $\mathbb{J}_\mathbb{Z}$ is left amenable but not right amenable, although it does admit a right Folner sequence. This enables us to prove that on the CAR algebra ${\rm CAR}(\mathbb{Z})$ there exist spreadable states that fail to be exchangeable. Moreover, we also show that on ${\rm CAR}(\mathbb{Z})$there exist stationary states that fail to be spreadable.
The ergodic properties of the shift on both full and $m$-truncated $t$-free $C^*$-algebras are analyzed. In particular, the shift is shown to be uniquely ergodic with respect to the fixed-point algebra. In addition, for every $m\geq 1$, the invariant states of the shift acting on the $m$-truncated $t$-free $C^*$-algebra are shown to yield a $m+1$-dimensional Choquet simplex, which collapses to a segment in the full case. Finally, the spectrum of the position operators on the $m$-truncated $t$-free Fock space is also determined.
We compute the tail algebras of exchangeable monotone stochastic processes. This allows us to prove the analogue of de Finetti's theorem for this type of processes. In addition, since the vacuum state on the $q$-deformed $C^*$-algebra is the only exchangeable state when $|q|<1$, we draw our attention to its tail algebra, which turns out to obey a zero-one law.
The concrete monotone $C^*$-algebra, that is the (unital) $C^*$-algebra generated by monotone independent algebraic random variables of Bernoulli type, is characterized abstractly in terms of generators and relations and is shown to be UHF. Moreover, its Bratteli diagram is explicitly given, which allows for the computation of its $K$-theory.
Local actions of $\mathbb{P}_\mathbb{N}$, the group of finite permutations on $\mathbb{N}$, on quasi-local algebras are defined and proved to be $\mathbb{P}_\mathbb{N}$-abelian. It turns out that invariant states under local actions are automatically even, and extreme invariant states are strongly clustering. Tail algebras of invariant states are shown to obey a form of the Hewitt and Savage theorem, in that they coincide with the fixed-point von Neumann algebra. Infinite graded tensor products of $C^*$-algebras, which include the CAR algebra, are then addressed as particular examples of quasi-local algebras acted upon $\mathbb{P}_\mathbb{N}$ in a natural way. Extreme invariant states are characterized as infinite products of a single even state, and a de Finetti theorem is established. Finally, infinite products of factorial even states are shown to be factorial by applying a twisted version of the tensor product commutation theorem, which is also derived here.
We systematically investigate $C^*$-norms on the algebraic graded product of $\mathbb{Z}_2$-graded $C^*$-algebras. This requires to single out the notion of a compatible norm, that is a norm with respect to which the product grading is bounded. We then focus on the spatial norm proving that it is minimal among all compatible $C^*$-norms. To this end, we first show that commutative $\mathbb{Z}_2$-graded $C^*$-algebras enjoy a nuclearity property in the category of graded $C^*$-algebras. In addition, we provide a characterization of the extreme even states of a given graded $C^*$-algebra in terms of their restriction to its even part.
We study the vacuum distribution, under an appropriate scaling, of a family of partial sums of nonsymmetric position operators on weakly monotone and monotone Fock spaces, respectively. We preliminary treat the case of weakly monotone Fock space, and show that any single operator has the vacuum law belonging to the free Meixner class. After establishing some relations between the combinatorics of Motzkin and Riordan paths, we give a recursive formula for the vacuum moments of the law of any finite sum. Since the operators are monotone independent, the distribution is the monotone convolution of the free Meixner law above. We also investigate the asymptotic measure for these sums, which can be seen as "Poisson type" limit law. It turns out to belong to the free Meixner class, with an atomic and an absolutely continuous part (w.r.t. the Lebesgue measure). Finally, we briefly apply analogous considerations to the case of monotone Fock space.
A systematic theory of product and diagonal states is developed for tensor products of $\mathbb Z_2$-graded $*$-algebras, as well as $\mathbb Z_2$-graded $C^*$-algebras. As a preliminary step to achieve this goal, we provide the construction of a {\it fermionic $C^*$-tensor product} of $\mathbb Z_2$-graded $C^*$-algebras. Twisted duals of positive linear maps between von Neumann algebras are then studied, and applied to solve a positivity problem on the infinite Fermi lattice. Lastly, these results are used to define fermionic detailed balance (which includes the definition for the usual tensor product as a particular case) in general $C^*$-systems with gradation of type $\mathbb Z_2$, by viewing such a system as part of a compound system and making use of a diagonal state.
We investigate the spectrum for partial sums of m position (or gaussian) operators on monotone Fock space based on $\ell^2(\mathbb{N})$. In the basic case of the first consecutive operators, we prove it coincides with the support of the vacuum distribution. Thus, the right endpoint of the support gives their norm. In the general case, we get the last property for norm still holds. As the single position operator has the vacuum symmetric Bernoulli law, and the whole of them is a monotone independent family of random variables, the vacuum distribution for partial sums of $n$ operators can be seen as the monotone binomial with $n$ trials. It is a discrete measure supported on a finite set, and we exhibit recurrence formulas to compute its atoms and probability function as well. Moreover, lower and upper bounds for the right endpoints of the supports are given.
We study the distribution (w.r.t. the vacuum state) of family of partial sums Sm of position operators on weakly monotone Fock space. We show that any single operator has the Wigner law, and an arbitrary family of them (with the index set linearly ordered) is a collection of monotone independent random variables. It turns out that our problem equivalently consists in finding the m-fold monotone convolution of the semicircle law. For m = 2 we compute the explicit distribution. For any m > 2 we give the moments of the measure, and show it is absolutely continuous and compactly supported on a symmetric interval whose endpoints can be found by a recurrence relation.
We exhibit a Hamel basis for the concrete $*$-algebra $\mathfrak{M}_o$ associated to monotone commutation relations realised on the monotone Fock space, mainly composed by Wick ordered words of annihilators and creators. We apply such a result to investigate spreadability and exchangeability of the stochastic processes arising from such commutation relations. In particular, we show that spreadability comes from a monoidal action implementing a dissipative dynamics on the norm closure $C^*$-algebra $\mathfrak{M} = \overline{\mathfrak{M}_o}$. Moreover, we determine the structure of spreadable and exchangeable monotone stochastic processes using their correspondence with sp\-reading invariant and symmetric monotone states, respectively.
We prove that all finite joint distributions of creation and annihilation operators in Monotone and anti-Monotone Fock spaces can be realized as Quantum Central Limit of certain operators on a $C^*$-algebra, at least when the test functions are Riemann integrable. Namely, the approximation is given by weighted sequences of creators and annihilators in discrete monotone $C^*$-algebras, the weight being the above cited test functions. The construction is then generalized to processes by an invariance principle.