Abstract:
Starting from an arbitrary endomorphism α of a unital C∗-algebra A we construct in a canonical way a bigger algebra B and extend α onto B in such a way that α:B→B possess a unique non-degenerate transfer operator L:B→B called complete transfer operator. The pair (B,α) is universal with respect to a suitable notion of a covariant representation and in general depends on a choice of an ideal in A.
Keywords:
endomorphism, transfer operator, C∗-algebra, covariant representation, crossed product.