Properties of topological dynamical systems and corresponding \(C^*\)- algebras
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Properties of topological dynamical systems and corresponding \(C^*\)- algebras
zbMATH Open document ID: 0724.54037
author: Shinzo Kawamura
author: Jun Tomiyama
published in: Tokyo Journal of Mathematics
publication date: 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: By a topological dynamical system \(\Sigma =(X,G)\) is understood a group action of a discrete group G on a compact Hausdorff space X. Let C(X) denote the algebra of continuous functions on X and \(X^ t\) the set of fixed points of the action \(x\to xt\) for \(t\in G\). The authors study the transformation group \(C^*\)-algebra A(\(\Sigma\)) associated with \(\Sigma =(X,G)\). They show that if each non-zero ideal in A(\(\Sigma\)) has an intersection with the subalgebra C(X) of A(\(\Sigma\)), then the interior of \(X^ t\) is empty for all \(t\neq \ell\), and the converse implication holds if the group G is amenable. This means that A(\(\Sigma\)) is simple if and only if the action of G on X is minimal, Int \(X^ t=\emptyset\) for all \(t\neq \ell\) and G is amenable.
reviewed by: Ludvík Janoš
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 54H20
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 46L99
zbMATH DE Number: 4194693
zbMATH Keywords: crossed product
zbMATH Keywords: amenable group
zbMATH Keywords: transformation group \(C^ *\)-algebra
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.3836/tjm/1270132260
OpenAlex ID: W2072090834
DOI: 10.3836/TJM/1270132260
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4194693