Analyticity and kernel stabilization of unbounded derivations on C*-algebras

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We first show that a derivation studied recently by E. Christensen has a set of analytic elements which is strong operator topology-dense in the algebra of bounded operators on a Hilbert space, which strengthens a result of Christensen. Our second main result shows that this derivation has kernel stabilization, that is, no elements have derivative eventually equal to 0 unless their first derivative is 0. As applications, we (1) show that a family of derivations on C*-algebras studied by Bratteli and Robinson has kernel stabilization, and (2) we provide sufficient conditions for when two operators which satisfy the Heisenberg Commutation Relation must both be unbounded.

Project Details

Campus: Prescott Campus
College: Prescott College of Arts and Sciences
Department: Prescott Department of Mathematics
Type: Faculty-Staff
End Date: 09/15/2019