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C*-algebras of Clifford semigroups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

John Duncan  and
A.L.T. Paterson
John Duncan
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, U.S.A.
A.L.T. Paterson
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB9 2TY, Scotland, U.K.
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Synopsis

We investigate algebras associated with a (discrete) Clifford semigroup S =∪ {Ge: e ∈ E{. We show that the representation theory for S is determined by an enveloping Clifford semigroup UC(S) =∪ {Gx: x ∈ X} where X is the filter completion of the semilattice E. We describe the representation theory in terms of both disintegration theory and sheaf theory.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 111 , Issue 1-2 , 1989 , pp. 129 - 145
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1989

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