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Roger Smith

Texas AM University



Subalgebras and bimodules in crossed products



Monday, September 24
3pm, 646 PGH



Abstract

An old theorem of Choda characterizes the von Neumann algebras that are intermediate to a factor M and its crossed product by a discrete group G of outer automorphisms: these are precisely crossed products of M by subgroups H of G. This sets up a pleasing Galois type correspondence with subgroups. One can ask whether there is a theory for non-self-adjoint subalgebras, and more generally M-bimodules in the spirit of Muhly-Saito-Solel who looked at the case of factors with Cartan subalgebras. The answer is a qualified yes since one has to change the topology slightly to develop a satisfactory theory (the Bures topology). However, if the group G is weakly amenable, a class that includes all amenable groups, then weak*-closed bimodules correspond to subsets of the group in complete analogy to Choda's theorem. This is joint work in progress with Jan Cameron.






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