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Completeness of the isomorphism problem for separable C*-algebras

Marcin Sabok

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We prove that the isomorphism problem for separable nuclear C*-algebras is complete in the class of orbit equivalence relations. In fact, already the isomorphism of simple, separable AI C*-algebras is a complete orbit equivalence relation. This means that any isomorphism problem arsing from a continuous action of a separable completely metrizable group can be reduced to the isomorphism of simple, separable AI C*-algebras. As a consequence, we get that the isomorphism problems for separable nuclear C*-algebras and for separable C*-algebras have the same complexity. This answers questions posed by Elliott, Farah, Paulsen, Rosendal, Toms and Törnquist.

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We prove that the isomorphism problem for separable nuclear C*-algebras is complete in the class of orbit equivalence relations. In fact, already the isomorphism of simple, separable AI C*-algebras is a complete orbit equivalence relation. This means that any isomorphism problem arsing from a continuous action of a separable completely metrizable group can be reduced to the isomorphism of simple, separable AI C*-algebras. As a consequence, we get that the isomorphism problems for separable nuclear C*-algebras and for separable C*-algebras have the same complexity. This answers questions posed by Elliott, Farah, Paulsen, Rosendal, Toms and Törnquist.

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We prove that the isomorphism problem for separable nuclear C*-algebras is complete in the class of orbit equivalence relations. In fact, already the isomorphism of simple, separable AI C*-algebras is a complete orbit equivalence relation. This means that any isomorphism problem arsing from a continuous action of a separable completely metrizable group can be reduced to the isomorphism of simple, separable AI C*-algebras. As a consequence, we get that the isomorphism problems for separable nuclear C*-algebras and for separable C*-algebras have the same complexity. This answers questions posed by Elliott, Farah, Paulsen, Rosendal, Toms and Törnquist.

Key concepts: Separable space, Isomorphism (crystallography), Mathematics, Metrization theorem, Equivalence relation, Isomorphism extension theorem, Equivalence (formal languages), Simple (philosophy)

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