Continuity and equivariant dimension

This paper investigates the local-triviality dimensions of actions on CC^*-algebras within noncommutative Borsuk-Ulam theory, demonstrating that free actions do not necessarily possess finite weak local-triviality dimensions and that these invariants can exhibit discontinuity or exceed fiber values in continuous fields, while establishing conditions for upper semicontinuity through examples involving noncommutative tori and spheres.

Alexandru Chirvasitu, Benjamin PasserMon, 09 Ma🔢 math

Space-time boundaries for random walks and their application to operator algebras

This paper investigates the Martin boundary of space-time Markov chains associated with finitely supported random walks to establish structural connections between various compactifications and harmonic function boundaries, ultimately demonstrating that the noncommutative Shilov boundary of the associated tensor algebra coincides with its Toeplitz CC^*-algebra.

Adam Dor-On, Matthieu Dussaule, Ilya Gekhtman, Pavel PrudnikovMon, 09 Ma🔢 math

The Unitary Conjugation Groupoid of a Type I C*-Algebra: Topology, Fell Continuity, and the Canonical Diagonal Embedding

This paper introduces a canonical Polish groupoid constructed from the unitary group and dual space of a separable unital C*-algebra, demonstrating that for Type I algebras, the associated reduced groupoid C*-algebra is Morita equivalent to the original algebra tensored with compact operators and admits a canonical diagonal embedding that characterizes commutativity.

Shih-Yu Chang2026-03-06🔢 math

Invariant measures and traces on groupoid C\mathrm{C}^\ast-algebras

This paper establishes sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of traces on the essential and full C\mathrm{C}^\ast-algebras of (possibly non-Hausdorff) étale groupoids extending invariant measures, particularly linking uniqueness to essential freeness and amenability of isotropy groups, with applications to gauge-invariant algebras of finite-state self-similar groups.

Alistair Miller, Eduardo Scarparo2026-03-05🔢 math

Pure state entanglement and von Neumann algebras

This paper extends Nielsen's Theorem on LOCC ordering to bipartite quantum systems described by commuting von Neumann algebras, establishing a one-to-one correspondence between the classification of factors (types I, II, and III) and their operational entanglement properties, such as infinite single-shot entanglement and the ability to transition between arbitrary pure states with arbitrary precision.

Lauritz van Luijk, Alexander Stottmeister, Reinhard F. Werner + 1 more2026-03-05⚛️ quant-ph

Sufficient conditions for the Kadison--Schwarz property of unital positive maps on M3M_3

This paper derives explicit analytic sufficient conditions for the Kadison--Schwarz property of unital positive linear maps on M3M_3 by utilizing the Bloch--Gell--Mann representation and su(3)\mathfrak{su}(3) Lie algebra structure to reduce the problem to estimates involving only the symmetric tensor dijkd_{ijk}, thereby establishing criteria weaker than complete positivity without relying on numerical optimization.

Adam Rutkowski2026-03-04⚛️ quant-ph