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Reduced C*-algebras of discrete groups which are simple with a unique trace

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  1. Section de mathématiques, C.P. 240, 1211, Genève 24

    Pierre de la Harpe

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de la Harpe, P. (1985). Reduced C*-algebras of discrete groups which are simple with a unique trace. In: Araki, H., Moore, C.C., Stratila, ŞV., Voiculescu, DV. (eds) Operator Algebras and their Connections with Topology and Ergodic Theory. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1132. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0074887

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