Free Actions on C*-algebra Suspensions and Joins by Finite Cyclic Groups

Abstract

We present a proof for certain cases of the noncommutative Borsuk-Ulam conjectures proposed by Baum, D\k{a}browski, and Hajac. When a unital $C^*$-algebra $A$ admits a free action of $\mathbb{Z}/k\mathbb{Z}$, $k \geq 2$, there is no equivariant map from $A$ to the $C^*$-algebraic join of $A$ and the compact "quantum" group $C(\mathbb{Z}/k\mathbb{Z})$. This also resolves D\k{a}browski's conjecture on unreduced suspensions of $C^*$-algebras. Finally, we formulate a different type of noncommutative join than the previous authors, which leads to additional open problems for finite cyclic group actions.