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Dynamical approximation entropies and topological entropy in operator algebras

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Dynamical entropy invariants, based on a general approximation approach are introduced for C*-and W*-algebra automorphisms. This includes a noncommutative extension of topological entropy.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, California, USA

    Dan Voiculescu

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Communicated by A. Connes

Supported in part by Grant No. DMS 9204174 from the National Science Foundation.

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Voiculescu, D. Dynamical approximation entropies and topological entropy in operator algebras. Commun.Math. Phys. 170, 249–281 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02108329

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