Mapping class groups and outer automorphism groups of free groups are C*-simple

Bridson, Martin Robert; De La Harpe, Pierre

doi:10.1016/S0022-1236(03)00216-7

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Mapping class groups and outer automorphism groups of free groups are C*-simple

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Bridson, Martin Robert; De La Harpe, Pierre

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Journal of functional analysis, vol. 212, no. 1, p. 195-205

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2004

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We prove that the reduced C*-algebras of centerless mapping class groups and outer automorphism groups of free groups are simple, as are the irreducible pure subgroups of mapping class groups and the analogous subgroups of outer automorphism groups of free groups.

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arxiv : math.OA

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Faculté des sciences / Section de mathématiques

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BRIDSON, Martin Robert, DE LA HARPE, Pierre. Mapping class groups and outer automorphism groups of free groups are C*-simple. In: Journal of functional analysis, 2004, vol. 212, n° 1, p. 195–205. doi: 10.1016/S0022-1236(03)00216-7

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PID : unige:12264
DOI : 10.1016/S0022-1236(03)00216-7
arXiv : math/0306204v1

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0022-1236

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