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Published July 15, 2018 | Submitted
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Actions of rigid groups on UHF-algebras

Abstract

Let Λ be a countably infinite property (T) group, and let D be UHF-algebra of infinite type. We prove that there exists a continuum of pairwise non (weakly) cocycle conjugate, strongly outer actions of Λ on D. The proof consists in assigning, to any second countable abelian pro-p group G, a strongly outer action of Λ on D whose (weak) cocycle conjugacy class completely remembers the group G. The group G is reconstructed from the action through its (weak) 1-cohomology set endowed with a canonical pairing function. Our construction also shows the following stronger statement: the relations of conjugacy, cocycle conjugacy, and weak cocycle conjugacy of strongly outer actions of Λ on D are complete analytic sets, and in particular not Borel. The same conclusions hold more generally when Λ is only assumed to contain an infinite subgroup with relative property (T), and for actions on (not necessarily simple) separable, nuclear, UHF-absorbing, self-absorbing C*-algebras with at least one trace. Finally, we use the techniques of this paper to construct outer actions on R with prescribed cohomology. Precisely, for every infinite property (T) group Λ, and for every countable abelian group Γ, we construct an outer action of Λ on R whose 1-cohomology is isomorphic to Γ.

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© 2017 Elsevier Inc. Received 28 August 2017, Accepted 13 December 2017, Available online 19 December 2017. The first-named author was partially funded by SFB 878Groups, Geometry and Actions, and by a postdoctoral fellowship from the Humboldt Foundation. The second-named author was partially supported by the NSF Grant DMS-1600186. This work was initiated during a visit of the authors at the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach in August 2016 supported by an Oberwolfach Leibnitz Fellowship. The authors gratefully acknowledge the hospitality of the Institute.

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