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analysis / Operator algebras: II_1 factors and free probability
The free group factor isomorphism problem
Claims that L(F2)≅L(F3), by an explicit iterative construction inside L(Fn+1) of a freely generating Haar n-tuple, built from small trace-preserving automorphisms driven by a polynomial flow. With the classical interpolated-factor dichotomy, all L(Fr), 1<r≤∞, are isomorphic and their fundamental group is R>0. It also shows free entropy dimension depends on the generating tuple. It does not identify L(F2) with other non-free group factors.