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Set theory and C-algebras · Historical workshop question

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Problem statement

Which separable, unital, simple C*-algebras are singly generated? Is there a simple, nuclear C*-algebra that is singly generated, yet is not Z\mathcal{Z}-stable? Is single generation connected to the regularity properties coming up in the classification of nuclear, simple C*-algebras?

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A C*-algebra is called singly generated if it contains an element that is not contained in any proper sub-C*-algebra. A C*-algebra is called Z\mathcal{Z}-stable if it absorbs the Jiang-Su algebra tensorially.

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It is known that separable, unital C*-algebras are singly generated if they absorb the Jiang-Su algebra.

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