AF-embeddability of $2$-graph algebras and quasidiagonality of $k$-graph algebras

Abstract

We characterise quasidiagonality of the $C^*$-algebra of a cofinal $k$-graph in terms of an algebraic condition involving the coordinate matrices of the graph. This result covers all simple $k$-graph $C^*$-algebras. In the special case of cofinal $2$-graphs we further prove that AF-embeddability, quasidiagonality and stable finiteness of the $2$-graph algebra are all equivalent.