The C*-algebra of the Boidol group

Abstract

The Boidol group is the smallest non-*-regular exponential Lie group. It is of dimension 4 and its Lie algebra is an extension of the Heisenberg Lie algebra by the reals with the roots 1 and -1. We describe the C*-algebra of the Boidol group as an algebra of operator fields defined over the spectrum of the group. It is the only connected solvable Lie group of dimension less than or equal to 4 whose group C*-algebra had not yet been determined.