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Automorphisms of homogeneous C*-algebras

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Klaus Thomsen
Affiliation:
Matematisk Institut, Aarhus Universitet, Ny Munkegade, DK – Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Abstract

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For a homogeneous C*-algebra we identify the quotient of the automorphism group by the locally unitary automorphisms as a subgroup of the homeomorphisms of the spectrum. We sharpen a known criterion on the spectrum that ensures that all locally unitary automorphisms of the algebra are inner.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1986

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