compact quantum groupoids related to C*-algebras


1 Compact quantum groupoids (CGQs) and C*-algebras

1.1 Introduction: von Neumann and C*-algebras. Quantum operator algebras in quantum theories

C*-algebraMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath has evolved as a key concept in quantum operator algebraPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath (QOA) after the introduction of the von Neumann algebraMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath for the mathematical foundationPlanetmathPlanetmath of quantum mechanics. The von Neumann algebra classification is simpler and studied in greater depth than that of general C*-algebra classification theory. The importance of C*-algebras for understanding the geometry of quantum state spacesPlanetmathPlanetmath (viz. Alfsen and Schultz, 2003 [1]) cannot be overestimated. Moreover, the introduction of non-commutative C*-algebras in noncommutative geometryPlanetmathPlanetmath has already played important roles in expanding the Hilbert spaceMathworldPlanetmath perspective of quantum mechanics developed by von Neumann. Furthermore, extended quantum symmetries are currently being approached in terms of groupoidPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath C*- convolution algebra and their representationsPlanetmathPlanetmath; the latter also enter into the construction of compactPlanetmathPlanetmath quantum groupoids as developed in the Bibliography cited, and also briefly outlined here in the third sectionPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath. The fundamental connectionsMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath that exist between categoriesMathworldPlanetmath of C*-algebras and those of von Neumann and other quantum operator algebras, such as JB- or JBL- algebras are yet to be completed and are the subject of in depth studies [1].

1.2 Basic definitions

Let us recall first the basic definitions of C*-algebra and involutionPlanetmathPlanetmath on a complex algebra. Further details can be found in a separate entry focused on C*-algebras (http://planetmath.org/CAlgebra).

A C*-algebra is simultaneously a *–algebra and a Banach spaceMathworldPlanetmath -with additional conditions- as defined next.

Let us consider first the definition of an involution on a complex algebra 𝔄.

Definition 1.1.

An involution on a complex algebra 𝔄 is a real–linear map TT* such that for all S,T𝔄 and λ, we have T**=T,(ST)*=T*S*,(λT)*=λ¯T*.

A *-algebra is said to be a complex associative algebra together with an involution * .

Definition 1.2.

A C*-algebra is simultaneously a *-algebra and a Banach space 𝔄, satisfying for all S,T𝔄  the following conditions:

STST,T*T2=T2.

One can easily verify that A*=A .

By the above axioms a C*–algebra is a special case of a Banach algebraMathworldPlanetmath where the latter requires the above C*-norm property, but not the involution (*) property.

Given Banach spaces E,F the space (E,F) of (boundedPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath) linear operators from E to F forms a Banach space, where for E=F, the space (E)=(E,E) is a Banach algebra with respect to the norm

T:=sup{Tu:uE,u=1}.

In quantum field theory one may start with a Hilbert space H, and consider the Banach algebra of bounded linear operators (H) which given to be closed underPlanetmathPlanetmath the usual algebraic operations and taking adjointsPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath, forms a *–algebra of bounded operatorsMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath, where the adjoint operation functions as the involution, and for T(H) we have :

T:=sup{(Tu,Tu):uH,(u,u)=1}, and Tu2=(Tu,Tu)=(u,T*Tu)T*Tu2.

By a morphismMathworldPlanetmath between C*-algebras 𝔄,𝔅 we mean a linear map ϕ:𝔄𝔅, such that for all S,T𝔄, the following hold :

ϕ(ST)=ϕ(S)ϕ(T),ϕ(T*)=ϕ(T)*,

where a bijectiveMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath morphism is said to be an isomorphismMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath (in which case it is then an isometry). A fundamental relationMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath is that any norm-closed *-algebra 𝒜 in (H) is a C*-algebra (http://planetmath.org/CAlgebra3), and conversely, any C*-algebra (http://planetmath.org/CAlgebra3) is isomorphic to a norm–closed *-algebra in (H) for some Hilbert space H . One can thus also define the category C* of C*-algebras and morphisms between C*-algebras.

For a C*-algebra (http://planetmath.org/CAlgebra3) 𝔄, we say that T𝔄 is self–adjoint if T=T* . Accordingly, the self–adjoint part 𝔄sa of 𝔄 is a real vector space since we can decompose T𝔄sa as  :

T=T+T′′:=12(T+T*)+ι(-ι2)(T-T*).

A commutativePlanetmathPlanetmath C* -algebra is one for which the associative multiplication is commutative. Given a commutative C* -algebra 𝔄, we have 𝔄C(Y), the algebra of continuous functionsPlanetmathPlanetmath on a compact Hausdorff space Y.

The classification of C* -algebras is far more complex than that of von Neumann algebras that provide the fundamental algebraic content of quantum state and operator spaces in quantum theoriesPlanetmathPlanetmath.

1.3 Quantum groupoids and the groupoid C*-algebra

Quantum groupoid (or their dual, weak Hopf coalgebras) and algebroid symmetriesPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath figure prominently both in the theory of dynamical deformationsMathworldPlanetmath of quantum groupsPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath (or their dual Hopf algebrasMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath) and the quantum Yang–Baxter equations (Etingof et al., 1999, 2001; [12, E2k]). On the other hand, one can also consider the natural extensionPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath of locally compact (quantum) groups to locally compact (proper) groupoids equipped with a Haar measure and a corresponding groupoid representationPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath theory (Buneci, 2003,[MB2k3]) as a major, potentially interesting source for locally compact (but generally non-AbelianMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath) quantum groupoids. The corresponding quantum groupoid representations on bundles of Hilbert spaces extend quantum symmetries well beyond those of quantum groups and their dual Hopf algebras, and also beyond the simpler operator algebra representations, and are also consistentPlanetmathPlanetmath with the locally compact quantum group representations. The latter quantum groups are neither Hopf algebras, nor are they equivalentMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath to Hopf algebras or their dual coalgebras. As pointed out in the previous section, quantum groupoid representations are, however, the next important step towards unifying quantum field theories with General Relativity in a locally covariant and quantized form. Such representations need not however be restricted to weak Hopf algebra representations, as the latter have no known connection to any type of GR theory and also appear to be inconsistent with GR.

Quantum groupoids were recently considered as weak C* -Hopf algebras, and were studied in relationship to the non- commutative symmetries of depth 2 von Neumann subfactors. If

ABB1B2 (1.1)

is the Jones extension induced by a finite index depth 2 inclusion AB of II1 factors, then Q=AB2 admits a quantum groupoid structureMathworldPlanetmath and acts on B1, so that B=B1Q and B2=B1Q . Similarly, ‘paragroups’ derived from weak C* -Hopf algebras comprise (quantum) groupoids of equivalence classesMathworldPlanetmath such as those associated with 6j-symmetry groups (relative to a fusion rules algebra). They correspond to type II von Neumann algebras in quantum mechanics, and arise as symmetries where the local subfactors (in the sense of containment of quantum observables within fields) have depth 2 in the Jones extension. A related question is how a von Neumann algebra W*, such as of finite index depth 2, sits inside a weak Hopf algebra formed as the crossed product W*A.

1.4 Quantum compact groupoids

Compact quantum groupoids were introduced in Landsman (1998; ref. [L98]) as a simultaneous generalizationPlanetmathPlanetmath of a compact groupoid and a quantum group. Since this construction is relevant to the definition of locally compact quantum groupoids and their representations investigated here, its exposition is required before we can step up to the next level of generality. Firstly, let 𝔄 and 𝔅 denote C*–algebras equipped with a *–homomorphismMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath ηs:𝔅𝔄, and a *–antihomomorphism ηt:𝔅𝔄 whose images in 𝔄 commute. A non–commutative Haar measure is defined as a completely positive map P:𝔄𝔅 which satisfies P(Aηs(B))=P(A)B . Alternatively, the composition =ηsP:𝔄ηs(B)𝔄 is a faithful conditional expectation.

Next consider 𝖦 to be a (topological) groupoid, and let us denote by Cc(𝖦) the space of smooth complex–valued functions with compact support on 𝖦 . In particular, for all f,gCc(𝖦), the function defined via convolution

(f*g)(γ)=γ1γ2=γf(γ1)g(γ2), (1.2)

is again an element of Cc(𝖦), where the convolution productPlanetmathPlanetmath defines the composition law on Cc(𝖦) . We can turn Cc(𝖦) into a * -algebra once we have defined the involution *, and this is done by specifying f*(γ)=f(γ-1)¯ .

We recall that following Landsman (1998) a representation of a groupoid 𝔾, consists of a family (or field) of Hilbert spaces {x}xX indexed by X=Ob𝔾, along with a collectionMathworldPlanetmath of maps {U(γ)}γ𝔾, satisfying:

  • 1.

    U(γ):s(γ)r(γ), is unitaryPlanetmathPlanetmath.

  • 2.

    U(γ1γ2)=U(γ1)U(γ2), whenever (γ1,γ2)𝔾(2)  (the set of arrows).

  • 3.

    U(γ-1)=U(γ)*, for all γ𝔾 .

Suppose now 𝖦lc is a Lie groupoid. Then the isotropy groupMathworldPlanetmath 𝖦x is a Lie groupMathworldPlanetmath, and for a (left or right) Haar measure μx on 𝖦x, we can consider the Hilbert spaces x=L2(𝖦x,μx) as exemplifying the above sense of a representation. Putting aside some technical details which can be found in Connes (1994) and Landsman (2006), the overall idea is to define an operator of Hilbert spaces

πx(f):L2(𝖦𝗑,μx)L2(𝖦x,μx), (1.3)

given by

(πx(f)ξ)(γ)=f(γ1)ξ(γ1-1γ)𝑑μx, (1.4)

for all γ𝖦x, and ξx . For each xX=Ob𝖦, πx defines an involutive representation πx:Cc(𝖦)x . We can define a norm on Cc(𝖦) given by

f=supxXπx(f), (1.5)

whereby the completionPlanetmathPlanetmath of Cc(𝖦) in this norm, defines the reducedPlanetmathPlanetmath C*–algebra Cr*(G) of Glc. It is perhaps the most commonly used C*–algebra for Lie groupoids (groups) in noncommutative geometry.

The next step requires a little familiarity with the theory of Hilbert modules. We define a left 𝔅–action λ and a right 𝔅–action ρ on 𝔄 by λ(B)A=Aηt(B) and ρ(B)A=Aηs(B) . For the sake of localization of the intended Hilbert module, we implant a 𝔅–valued inner productMathworldPlanetmath on 𝔄 given by A,C𝔅=P(A*C)  . Let us recall that P is defined as a completely positive map. Since P is faithful, we fit a new norm on 𝔄 given by A2=P(A*A)𝔅 . The completion of 𝔄 in this new norm is denoted by 𝔄- leading then to a Hilbert module over 𝔅 .

The tensor productPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath 𝔄-𝔅𝔄- can be shown to be a Hilbert bimodule over 𝔅, which for i=1,2, leads to *–homorphisms φi:𝔄𝔅(𝔄-𝔄-) . Next is to define the (unital) C*–algebra 𝔄𝔅𝔄 as the C*–algebra contained in 𝔅(𝔄-𝔄-) that is generated by φ1(𝔄) and φ2(𝔄) . The last stage of the recipe for defining a compact quantum groupoid entails considering a certain coproductMathworldPlanetmath operation Δ:𝔄𝔄𝔅𝔄, together with a coinverse Q:𝔄𝔄 that it is both an algebra and bimodule antihomomorphism. Finally, the following axiomatic relationships are observed :

(id𝔅Δ)Δ =(Δ𝔅id)Δ (1.6)
(id𝔅P)Δ =P
τ(Δ𝔅Q)Δ =ΔQ

where τ is a flip map : τ(ab)=(ba) .

There is a natural extension of the above definition of quantum compact groupoids to locally compact quantum groupoids by taking 𝖦lc to be a locally compact groupoidPlanetmathPlanetmath (instead of a compact groupoid), and then following the steps in the above construction with the topological groupoid 𝖦 being replaced by 𝖦lc. Additional integrability and Haar measure system conditions need however be also satisfied as in the general case of locally compact groupoid representations (for further details, see for example the monograph by Buneci (2003).

1.4.1 Reduced C*–algebra

Consider 𝖦 to be a topological groupoid. We denote by Cc(𝖦) the space of smooth complex–valued functions with compact support on 𝖦 . In particular, for all f,gCc(𝖦), the function defined via convolution

(f*g)(γ)=γ1γ2=γf(γ1)g(γ2), (1.7)

is again an element of Cc(𝖦), where the convolution product defines the composition law on Cc(𝖦) . We can turn Cc(𝖦) into a *–algebra once we have defined the involution *, and this is done by specifying f*(γ)=f(γ-1)¯ .

We recall that following Landsman (1998) a representation of a groupoid 𝔾, consists of a family (or field) of Hilbert spaces {x}xX indexed by X=Ob𝔾, along with a collection of maps {U(γ)}γ𝔾, satisfying:

  • 1.

    U(γ):s(γ)r(γ), is unitary.

  • 2.

    U(γ1γ2)=U(γ1)U(γ2), whenever (γ1,γ2)𝔾(2)  (the set of arrows).

  • 3.

    U(γ-1)=U(γ)*, for all γ𝔾 .

Suppose now 𝖦lc is a Lie groupoid. Then the isotropy group 𝖦x is a Lie group, and for a (left or right) Haar measure μx on 𝖦x, we can consider the Hilbert spaces x=L2(𝖦x,μx) as exemplifying the above sense of a representation. Putting aside some technical details which can be found in Connes (1994) and Landsman (2006), the overall idea is to define an operator of Hilbert spaces

πx(f):L2(𝖦𝗑,μx)L2(𝖦x,μx), (1.8)

given by

(πx(f)ξ)(γ)=f(γ1)ξ(γ1-1γ)𝑑μx, (1.9)

for all γ𝖦x, and ξx . For each xX=Ob𝖦, πx defines an involutive representation πx:Cc(𝖦)x . We can define a norm on Cc(𝖦) given by

f=supxXπx(f), (1.10)

whereby the completion of Cc(𝖦) in this norm, defines the reduced C*–algebra Cr*(G) of Glc.

It is perhaps the most commonly used C*–algebra for Lie groupoids (groups) in noncommutative geometry.

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Title compact quantum groupoids related to C*-algebras
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Synonym quantum compact groupoids
Synonym weak Hopf algebras
Synonym quantized locally compact groupoids with left Haar measure
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