OpenAI reports the Kirchberg–Rørdam character criterion

For every nonzero unital separable complex C∗-algebra A and every free ultrafilter ω on the natural numbers, its norm central-sequence algebra has no characters if and only if A absorbs the Jiang–Su algebra under minimal tensor product.

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What was already known

Jiang–Su absorption was known to force absence of characters in the central-sequence algebra. Kirchberg and Rørdam asked whether this necessary condition was sufficient without extra structural assumptions.

AI involvement AI-led

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Importance Major

Gives a general central-sequence criterion for Jiang–Su absorption.

Limitations

The claim concerns the norm central-sequence algebra for each free ultrafilter. It imposes no nuclearity, simplicity or trace hypothesis.

Technical verification Formal (Lean 4)

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Formal checking

The pinned Lean note covers both directions of the character criterion for every nonzero unital separable complex C∗-algebra.

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Scope
For every nonzero unital separable complex C∗-algebra A and every free ultrafilter ω on the natural numbers, its norm central-sequence algebra has no characters if and only if A absorbs the Jiang–Su algebra under minimal tensor product.
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Human understanding Few

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Correction and publication history

2026-10-18 · publication

Primary manuscript, attribution, prior-work, and scoped checking review for non-notifying local inclusion.

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