Overview

Based on the author's university lecture courses, this book presents the many facets of one of the most important open problems in operator algebra theory. Central to this book is the proof of the equivalence of the various forms of the problem, including forms involving C*-algebra tensor products and free groups, ultraproducts of von Neumann algebras, and quantum information theory. The reader is guided through a number of results (some of them previously unpublished) revolving around tensor products of C*-algebras and operator spaces, which are reminiscent of Grothendieck's famous Banach space theory work. The detailed style of the book and the inclusion of background information make it easily accessible for beginning researchers, Ph.D. students, and non-specialists alike.

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Author:   Gilles Pisier (Texas A & M University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.800kg
ISBN:  

9781108479011

ISBN 10:   1108479014
Pages:   494
Publication Date:   27 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Completely bounded and completely positive maps: basics; 2. Completely bounded and completely positive maps: a tool kit; 3. C*-algebras of discrete groups; 4. C*-tensor products; 5. Multiplicative domains of c.p. maps; 6. Decomposable maps; 7. Tensorizing maps and functorial properties; 8. Biduals, injective von Neumann algebras and C*-norms; 9. Nuclear pairs, WEP, LLP and QWEP; 10. Exactness and nuclearity; 11. Traces and ultraproducts; 12. The Connes embedding problem; 13. Kirchberg's conjecture; 14. Equivalence of the two main questions; 15. Equivalence with finite representability conjecture; 16. Equivalence with Tsirelson's problem; 17. Property (T) and residually finite groups. Thom's example; 18. The WEP does not imply the LLP; 19. Other proofs that C(n) < n. Quantum expanders; 20. Local embeddability into ${\mathscr{C}}$ and non-separability of $(OS_n, d_{cb})$; 21. WEP as an extension property; 22. Complex interpolation and maximal tensor product; 23. Haagerup's characterizations of the WEP; 24. Full crossed products and failure of WEP for $\mathscr{B}\otimes_{\min}\mathscr{B}$; 25. Open problems; Appendix. Miscellaneous background; References; Index.

Reviews

'This is a very rich and detailed monograph on an enormously important subject. It is written in the crystal clear and elegant style that is the hallmark of its author, and it offers a lot of information to specialists and novices alike. The book will certainly become an authoritative guide.' Dirk Werner, London Mathematical Society Student Texts 'This book is jam packed with information, and should be an invaluable guide to anyone interested in these ideas ... For the complete picture and the recent advances, Pisier's book is the place to go.' Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

'This is a very rich and detailed monograph on an enormously important subject. It is written in the crystal clear and elegant style that is the hallmark of its author, and it offers a lot of information to specialists and novices alike. The book will certainly become an authoritative guide.' Dirk Werner, London Mathematical Society Student Texts

Author Information

Gilles Pisier is Emeritus Professor at Sorbonne Université and Distinguished Professor at Texas A & M University. He is the author of several books, including Introduction to Operator Space Theory (Cambridge, 2003) and Martingales in Banach Spaces (Cambridge, 2016). His multiple awards include the Salem prize in 1979 and the Ostrowski Prize in 1997, and he was the plenary speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 1998.

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