It has become increasingly evident, starting from the seminal paper of Bost and Connes [3] and continuing with several more recent developments ([8], [10], [12], [13], [22], [24]), that there is a rich interplay between quantum statistical mechanics and arithmetic. In the case of number fields, the symmetries and equilibrium states of the Bost–Connes system are closely linked to the explicit cl...

We associate Popa systems (= standard invariants of subfactors, cf. [P3],[P4]) to the finite dimensional representations of compact quantum groups. We characterise the systems arising in this way: these are the ones which can be “represented” on finite dimensional Hilbert spaces. This is proved by an universal construction. We explicitely compute (in terms of some free products) the operation o...

We will discuss the motivating background leading to the consideration of the concept of amenability for von Neumann subfactors of nite Jones index and respectively for the combinatorial objects associated with them (standard graphs, standard lattices, paragroups, etc). Then we will review some of the results related to these notions of amenability, outlining the papers 20]{{25] and the lecture...

Motivated by an Arens regularity problem, we introduce the concepts of matrix Banach space and matrix Banach algebra. The notion of matrix normed space in the sense of Ruan is a special case of our matrix normed system. A matrix Banach algebra is a matrix Banach space with a completely contractive multiplication. We study the structure of matrix Banach spaces and matrix Banach algebras. Then we...

‎In this paper‎, ‎some properties of pre-monotone operators are proved‎. ‎It is shown that in a reflexive Banach space‎, ‎a full domain multivalued $sigma$-monotone operator with sequentially norm$times$weak$^*$ closed graph is norm$times$weak$^*$ upper semicontinuous‎. ‎The notion of $sigma$-convexity is introduced and the‎ ‎relations between the $sigma$-monotonicity and $sigma$-convexity is i...

It has become increasingly evident, starting from the seminal paper of Bost and Connes [3] and continuing with several more recent developments ([8], [10], [12], [13], [22], [24]), that there is a rich interplay between quantum statistical mechanics and arithmetic. In the case of number fields, the symmetries and equilibrium states of the Bost–Connes system are closely linked to the explicit cl...