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Title: Unitary groups and augmented Cuntz semigroups of separable simple Z-Stable C∗-algebras
Let A be a separable simple exact Z-stable C∗-algebra. We show that the unitary group of \tilde{A} has the cancellation property. If A has continuous scale then the Cuntz semigroup of A has strict comparison property and a weak cancellation property. Let C be a 1-dimensional noncommutative CW complex with K1(C) = {0}. Suppose that λ : Cu∼(C) → Cu∼(A) is a morphism in the augmented Cuntz semigroups which is strictly positive. Then there exists a sequence of homomorphisms φn : C → A such that limn→∞ Cu∼(φn) = λ. This result leads to the proof that every separable amenable simple C∗-algebra in the UCT class has rationally generalized tracial rank at most one.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1954600
PAR ID:
10321032
Author(s) / Creator(s):
Date Published:
Journal Name:
International journal of mathematics
Volume:
33
Issue:
02
ISSN:
2223-0483
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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