diff --git a/src/op/c-star/index.tex b/src/op/c-star/index.tex index 1643b36..e06a3d2 100644 --- a/src/op/c-star/index.tex +++ b/src/op/c-star/index.tex @@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ \input{./state.tex} \input{./gns.tex} \input{./non-unital.tex} +\input{./quotients.tex} diff --git a/src/op/c-star/non-unital.tex b/src/op/c-star/non-unital.tex index 18a2f47..201ebc5 100644 --- a/src/op/c-star/non-unital.tex +++ b/src/op/c-star/non-unital.tex @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ then $\angles{e_F}_{F \in \cf} \subset I \cap \ol{B_A(0, 1)}$ is an increasing net of positive elements such that $xe_F \to x$ for all $x \in I$. \end{theorem} -\begin{proof} +\begin{proof}[Proof, {{\cite[Theorem 15.2]{Zhu}}}. ] Since $p_F$ is positive, $1/|F| + p_F$ is invertible by \autoref{proposition:positive-spectrum}, and the \hyperref[continuous functional calculus]{definition:continuous-functional-calculus} implies that $0 \le e_F \le 1_A$. As $I \subset A$ is a left ideal, $e_F \in I \cap \ol{B_A(0, 1)}$. Now, \begin{align*} &\sum_{x \in F}[x(e_F - 1_A)]^*[x(e_F - 1_A)] = \sum_{x \in F}(e_F - 1_A)x^*x(e_F - 1_A) \\ @@ -149,4 +149,3 @@ Identify $A$ as a self-adjoint two-sided ideal of its unitisation $\td A$, which is a $C^*$-algebra by \autoref{proposition:c-star-unitisation}. Applying \autoref{theorem:cstar-approximate-identity-existence} to $A$ and $\bracs{x^*|x \in A}$ as left and right ideals, respectively, yields that the net constructed by the theorem is an increasing approximate identity for $A$. \end{proof} - diff --git a/src/op/c-star/quotients.tex b/src/op/c-star/quotients.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..da7816b --- /dev/null +++ b/src/op/c-star/quotients.tex @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +\section{Quotients of $C^*$-Algebras} +\label{section:cstar-quotient} + +\begin{lemma} +\label{lemma:two-sided-ideal-self-adjoint} + Let $A$ be a unital $C^*$-algebra and $I \subset A$ be a closed two-sided ideal, then for each $x \in I$, $x^* \in I$ as well. +\end{lemma} +\begin{proof} + By \autoref{theorem:cstar-approximate-identity-existence}, there exists an increasing net $\angles{e_\beta}_{\beta \in B} \subset I \cap \ol{B_A(0, 1)}$ such that $e_\beta x \to x$ and $xe_\beta \to x$ for all $x \in I$. As $A$ is a $C^*$-algebra, + \[ + \norm{e_\beta x - x}_A = \norm{x^*e_\beta - x^*}_A \to 0 + \] + + Given that $I$ is two-sided, $x^*e_\beta \in I$ for all $\beta \in B$. Since $I$ is closed, the above implies that $x^* \in I$ as well. +\end{proof} + + +\begin{lemma} +\label{lemma:cstar-ideal-quotient-norm} + Let $A$ be a unital $C^*$-algebra, $I \subset A$ be a closed two-sided ideal, and $\angles{e_\beta}_{\beta \in B}$ be an increasing approximate identity for $I$, then for each $x \in A$, + \[ + \norm{x + I}_{A/I} = \inf\bracsn{\norm{x - y}_A|y \in I} = \lim_{\beta \in B}\norm{xe_\beta - x}_A + \] +\end{lemma} +\begin{proof}[Proof, {{\cite[Lemma 15.6]{Zhu}}}. ] + For each $y \in I$, $e_\beta y \to y$. Thus + \[ + \limsup_{\beta \in B}\norm{xe_\beta - x}_A = \limsup_{\beta \in B}\norm{(x - y)(1 - e_\beta)}_A \le \norm{x - y}_A + \] + + As the above holds for all $y \in I$, $\limsup_{\beta \in B}\norm{xe_\beta - x}_A \le \norm{x + I}_{A/I}$. + + On the other hand, since $I$ is a two-sided ideal, $xe_\beta \in I$ for all $\beta \in B$. Thus $\liminf_{\beta \in B}\norm{xe_\beta - x}_A \ge \norm{x + I}_{A/I}$. +\end{proof} + +\begin{theorem} +\label{theorem:cstar-quotient} + Let $A$ be a unital $C^*$-algebra and $I \subset A$ be a closed two-sided ideal, then $A/I$ equipped with the quotient norm is a $C^*$-algebra. +\end{theorem} +\begin{proof} + Under the quotient structures, $A/I$ is an involutive Banach algebra. It remains to show that $\norm{x + I}_{A/I}^2 = \norm{x^*x + I}_{A/I}$ for all $x \in A$. + + By \autoref{lemma:two-sided-ideal-self-adjoint}, $I$ is a $C^*$-algebra. Thus \autoref{theorem:cstar-approximate-identity-existence} implies the existence of an increasing approximate identity $\angles{e_\beta}_{\beta \in B} \subset I$ for $I$. + + For each $x \in A$ and $y \in I$, + \begin{align*} + \norm{x + I}_{A/I}^2 &= \lim_{\beta \in B}\norm{x - e_\beta x}_A^2 = \lim_{\beta \in B}\norm{(x - e_\beta x)(x - e_\beta x)^*}_A \\ + &= \lim_{\beta \in B}\norm{(1_A - e_\beta)xx^*(1_A - e_\beta)}_A \\ + &= \lim_{\beta \in B}\norm{(1_A - e_\beta)(xx^* + y)(1_A - e_\beta)}_A \le \norm{xx^* + y}_{A} + \end{align*} + + As the above holds for all $y \in I$, $\norm{x + I}_{A/I}^2 \le \norm{xx^* + I}_{A}$. Thus $A/I$ equipped with the quotient norm is a $C^*$-algebra. +\end{proof} +