Symmetries of the KMS Simplex

Johannes Christensen*

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Abstract

A continuous groupoid homomorphism c on a locally compact second countable Hausdorff étale groupoid G gives rise to a C*-dynamical system in which every β-KMS state can be associated to a e- β c-quasi-invariant measure μ on G(0). Letting Δ μ denote the set of KMS states associated to such a μ, we will prove that Δ μ is a simplex for a large class of groupoids, and we will show that there is an abelian group that acts transitively and freely on the extremal points of Δ μ. This abelian group can be described using the support of μ, so our theory can be used to obtain a description of all KMS states by describing the e- β c-quasi-invariant measures. To illustrate this we will describe the KMS states for the Cuntz–Krieger algebras of all finite higher rank graphs without sources and a large class of continuous one-parameter groups.

Original languageEnglish
JournalCommunications in Mathematical Physics
Volume364
Issue1
Pages (from-to)357-383
Number of pages27
ISSN0010-3616
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2018

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