The pure-state separation conjecture for Hilbert C∗C^*-modules

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Let EE be a Hilbert C∗C^*-module over a C∗C^*-algebra \sA\sA, let L⊂EL\subset E be a closed convex subset, and let x0∈E∖Lx_0\in E\setminus L. For each state \go\go on \sA\sA, let E\goE^\go be the localized Hilbert space and let \iom:E→E\go\iom:E\to E^\go be the canonical map. The pure-state separation conjecture. If LL is an \sA\sA-submodule, then there exists a pure state \go\go such that \iom(x0)\iom(x_0) is not in the closure of \iom(L)\iom(L). In particular, there exists a pure state \go\go such that

\iom(L)⊥≠{0}.\iom(L)^\perp\ne\{0\}.

This is the pure-state strengthening of the separation theorem, which guarantees such a state without requiring it to be pure. The paper explicitly presents the pure-state assertion as a conjecture.

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Jens Kaad and Matthias Lesch, “A local global principle for regular operators in Hilbert C*-modules”, arXiv:1107.2372 (2016).

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