Inducing Primitive Ideals

Abstract

We study conditions on a $C^*$-dynamical system $(A,G,\alpha)$ under which induction of primitive ideals (resp. irreducible representations) from stabilizers for the action of $G$ on the primitive ideal space $\Prim(A)$ give primitive ideals (resp. irreducible representations) of the crossed product $A\rtimes_\alpha G$. The results build on earlier results of Sauvageot and others, and will correct a (possibly overly optimistic) statement of the first author.