Cuntz algebra

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:C*-algebra
gptkbp:application mathematical physics
noncommutative geometry
theory of operator algebras
gptkbp:category gptkb:algebra
gptkbp:defines universal C*-algebra generated by n isometries with certain relations
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
operator algebras
gptkbp:hasGenerator isometries s_1, ..., s_n
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cuntz algebra
gptkbp:introducedIn 1977
gptkbp:K-theory K_0(O_n) = Z/(n-1)Z
K_1(O_n) = 0
gptkbp:loveInterest s_i^* s_j = δ_{ij} 1
sum_{i=1}^n s_i s_i^* = 1
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Joachim_Cuntz
gptkbp:notableExample O_2
O_∞
gptkbp:notation O_n
gptkbp:property simple
separable
unital
purely infinite
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:C*-algebra
gptkb:Cuntz–Krieger_algebra
AF algebra
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:C*-algebra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5