Structural Chirality from Inverse Semigroups to Twisted Groupoid $C^*$-Algebras

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Authors: Takao Inoué
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Abstract

We develop a structural theory of chirality for inverse semigroups and show how it propagates canonically to étale groupoids and twisted groupoid $C^*$-algebras. Starting from inverse semigroup data equipped with admissible twist information, we construct a canonical twisted universal groupoid in the sense of Paterson and introduce a mirror correspondence encoding intrinsic asymmetry. Our main result identifies a structural obstruction to mirror self-duality at the level of twisted universal groupoids and shows that this obstruction descends to an obstruction for the associated reduced twisted groupoid $C^*$-algebra to be isomorphic to its opposite. The framework is representation-independent, yet compatible with concrete germ groupoid models, and provides a unified bridge between partial symmetries, groupoid structures, and analytic invariants in noncommutative operator algebras.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Advanced Operator Algebra Research Holomorphic and Operator Theory Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
26 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint