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SAW*-ALGEBRAS ARE ESSENTIALLY NON-FACTORIZABLE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 August 2014

SAEED GHASEMI
SAEED GHASEMI*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada e-mail: saeed.ghas@gmail.com
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Abstract

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In this paper, we solve a question of Simon Wassermann, whether the Calkin algebra can be written as a C*-tensor product of two infinite dimensional C*-algebras. More generally, we show that there is no surjective *-homomorphism from a SAW*-algebra onto C*-tensor product of two infinite dimensional C*-algebras.

Keywords

46L0546L0646L8503E05

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Research Article
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Glasgow Mathematical Journal , Volume 57 , Issue 1 , January 2015, pp. 1 - 5
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Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 2014 

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