On the $C^*$-algebras of linear dynamical systems

Abstract

We verify the conjecture on continuous-trace subquotients for $C^*$-algebras of nilpotent linear dynamical systems, where by linear dynamical system we mean a continuous action of the additive group of real numbers by linear maps on a finite-dimensional real vector space. In addition, we show that the dimension of the ambient vector space can be recovered from the corresponding $C^*$-algebra and, if the action is nilpotent of degree two, the corresponding group is $C^*$-rigid within the class of 1-connected nilpotent Lie groups with coadjoint orbits of dimension $\le 2$.