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Homomorphisms From C(X) Into C*-Algebras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Huaxin Lin
Huaxin Lin*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1222, USA Department of Mathematics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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Let A be a simple C *-algebra with real rank zero, stable rank one and weakly unperforated K 0(A) of countable rank. We show that a monomorphism Φ: C(S 2) → A can be approximated pointwise by homomorphisms from C(S 2) into A with finite dimensional range if and only if certain index vanishes. In particular,we show that every homomorphism ϕ from C(S 2) into a UHF-algebra can be approximated pointwise by homomorphisms from C(S 2) into the UHF-algebra with finite dimensional range.As an application, we show that if A is a simple C*-algebra of real rank zero and is an inductive limit of matrices over C(S 2) then A is an AF-algebra. Similar results for tori are also obtained. Classification of Hom (C(X), A) for lower dimensional spaces is also studied.

Keywords

46L0546L8046L35Homomorphism of C(S 2)approximationreal rank zeroclassification

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 49 , Issue 5 , 01 October 1997 , pp. 963 - 1009
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1997

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