We construct an exotic example of a locally compact group $\mathcal{G}$ with a Borel $2$-cocycle $\omega $ such that the non-twisted group von Neumann algebra $L(\mathcal{G})$ is a factor, while the twisted group von Neumann algebra $L_\omega (\mathcal{G})$ has a diffuse center.

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Main Author: Vaes, Stefaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Académie des sciences 2025-07-01
Series:Comptes Rendus. Mathématique
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Online Access:https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/mathematique/articles/10.5802/crmath.769/
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