A classic Morita equivalence result for Fell bundle $C^*$-algebras

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  • Marius Ionescu
  • Dana P. Dilliams

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https://doi.org/10.7146/math.scand.a-15170

Abstract

We show how to extend a classic Morita Equivalence Result of Green's to the $C^*$-algebras of Fell bundles over transitive groupoids. Specifically, we show that if $p:{\mathcal B}\to G$ is a saturated Fell bundle over a transitive groupoid $G$ with stability group $H=G(u)$ at $u\in G^{(0)}$, then $C^* (G,{\mathcal B})$ is Morita equivalent to $C^*(H,{\mathcal C})$, where ${\mathcal C}={\mathcal B}_{| H}$. As an application, we show that if $p:{\mathcal B}\to G$ is a Fell bundle over a group $G$ and if there is a continuous $G$-equivariant map $\sigma:$ Prim $A\to G/H$, where $A=B(e)$ is the $C^*$-algebra of $\mathcal B$ and $H$ is a closed subgroup, then $C^*(G,{\mathcal B})$ is Morita equivalent to $C^* (H,{\mathcal C}^{I})$ where ${\mathcal C}^{I}$ is a Fell bundle over $H$ whose fibres are $A/I$-$A/I$-imprimitivity bimodules and $I=\bigcap\{ P:\sigma(P)=eH\}$. Green's result is a special case of our application to bundles over groups.

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Published

2011-06-01

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Ionescu, M., & Dilliams, D. P. (2011). A classic Morita equivalence result for Fell bundle $C^*$-algebras. MATHEMATICA SCANDINAVICA, 108(2), 251–263. https://doi.org/10.7146/math.scand.a-15170

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