Operator systems for tolerance relations on finite sets

Abstract

We study the duals of a certain class of finite-dimensional operator systems, namely the class of operator systems associated to tolerance relations on finite sets or equivalently the class of operator systems that are associated with graphs. In the case where the graphs associated with these operator systems are chordal we are able to find concrete realizations of their duals as sitting inside of finite-dimensional $C^*$-algebras. We then use these concrete realizations to compute the $C^*$-envelopes, propagation numbers and extremal rays of these duals in the chordal case. Finally, we exemplify our results by applying them to operator systems of band matrices.