Hilbert C∗-modules are useful tools in AW ∗-algebra theory, theory of operator algbras, operator K-theory, group representation theory and theory of operator spaces. The theory of Hilbert C∗-modules is very interesting on its own. In this paper we give fundamentals of the theory of Hilbert C∗-modules and examine some ways in which Hilbert C∗-modules differ from Hilbert spaces.

Let (A,Ao) be a topological quasi *-algebra, which means in particular that Ao is a topological *-algebra, dense in A. Let πo be a *-representation of Ao in some pre-Hilbert space D ⊂ H. Then we present several ways of extending πo, by closure, to some larger quasi *-algebra contained in A, either by Hilbert space operators, or by sesquilinear forms on D. Explicit examples are discussed, both a...

Let H be a full Hilbert bimodule over a C-algebra A. We show that the Cuntz–Pimsner algebra associated to H is exact if and only if A is exact. Using this result, we give alternative proofs for exactness of reduced amalgemated free products of exact C– algebras. In the case that A is a finite–dimensional C–algebra, we also show that the Brown–Voiculescu topological entropy of Bogljubov automorp...

Nagata gave a fundamental sufficient condition on group actions on finitely generated commutative algebras for finite generation of the subalgebra of invariants. In this paper we consider groups acting on noncommutative algebras over a field of characteristic zero. We characterize all the T-ideals of the free associative algebra such that the algebra of invariants in the corresponding relativel...

We analzye Rieffel’s construction of generalized fixed point algebras in the setting of group actions on Hilbert modules. Let G be a locally compact group acting on a C∗-algebra B. We construct a Hilbert module F over the reduced crossed product of G and B, using a pair (E, R), where E is an equivariant Hilbert module over B and R is a dense subspace of E with certain properties. The generalize...

In [13], Woronowicz introduced a functional calculus for normal regular operators in a Hilbert C-module. In this paper, we have translated several concepts known in Hilbert space theory to the Hilbert C-module framework. We looked for instance into the functional calculus for strictly positive elements, the Fuglede Putnam theorem in Hilbert C-modules, commuting normal regular operators, ... It ...

Abstact We are discussing certain combinatorial and counting problems related to quadratic algebras. First we give examples which confirm the Anick conjecture on the minimal Hilbert series for algebras given by n generators and n(n−1) 2 relations for n 6 7. Then we investigate combinatorial structure of colored graph associated to relations of RIT algebra. Precise descriptions of graphs (maps) ...

In this note I discuss some aspects of a formulation of quantum mechanics based entirely on the Jordan algebra of observables. After reviewing some facts of the formulation in the C∗-approach I present a Jordan-algebraic Hilbert space construction (inspired by the usual GNS-construction), thereby obtaining a real Hilbert space and a (Jordan-) representation of the algebra of observables on this...

We initiate a study of Hilbert modules over the polynomial algebra A = C[z1, . . . , zd] that are obtained by completing A with respect to an inner product having certain natural properties. A standard Hilbert module is a finite multiplicity version of one of these. Standard Hilbert modules occupy a position analogous to that of free modules of finite rank in commutative algebra, and their quot...