Spectral Triples on a non-standard presentation of Effros-Shen AF algebras

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Main Authors: Aguilar, Konrad, Brooker, Samantha, Spielberg, Jack
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author Aguilar, Konrad
Brooker, Samantha
Spielberg, Jack
author_facet Aguilar, Konrad
Brooker, Samantha
Spielberg, Jack
contents The Effros-Shen algebra corresponding to an irrational number $θ$ can be described by an inductive sequence of direct sums of matrix algebras, where the continued fraction expansion of $θ$ encodes the dimensions of the summands, and how the matrix algebras at the $n$th level fit into the summands at the $(n+1)$th level. In recent work, Mitscher and Spielberg present an Effros-Shen algebra as the $C^*$-algebra of a category of paths -- a generalization of a directed graph -- determined by the continued fraction expansion of $θ$. With this approach, the algebra is realized as the inductive limit of a sequence of infinite-dimensional, rather than finite-dimensional, subalgebras. In the present work, we define a spectral triple in terms of the category of paths presentation of an Effros-Shen algebra, drawing on a construction by Christensen and Ivan. This article describes categories of paths, the example of Mitscher and Spielberg, and the spectral triple construction.
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spellingShingle Spectral Triples on a non-standard presentation of Effros-Shen AF algebras
Aguilar, Konrad
Brooker, Samantha
Spielberg, Jack
Operator Algebras
Functional Analysis
46L05 (Primary), 46L87, 58B34 (Secondary)
The Effros-Shen algebra corresponding to an irrational number $θ$ can be described by an inductive sequence of direct sums of matrix algebras, where the continued fraction expansion of $θ$ encodes the dimensions of the summands, and how the matrix algebras at the $n$th level fit into the summands at the $(n+1)$th level. In recent work, Mitscher and Spielberg present an Effros-Shen algebra as the $C^*$-algebra of a category of paths -- a generalization of a directed graph -- determined by the continued fraction expansion of $θ$. With this approach, the algebra is realized as the inductive limit of a sequence of infinite-dimensional, rather than finite-dimensional, subalgebras. In the present work, we define a spectral triple in terms of the category of paths presentation of an Effros-Shen algebra, drawing on a construction by Christensen and Ivan. This article describes categories of paths, the example of Mitscher and Spielberg, and the spectral triple construction.
title Spectral Triples on a non-standard presentation of Effros-Shen AF algebras
topic Operator Algebras
Functional Analysis
46L05 (Primary), 46L87, 58B34 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18146