For any sequence of matrix algebras that converge to a coadjoint orbit we
give explicit formulas that show that the distances between the matrix algebras
(viewed as quantum metric spaces) converges to 0. In the process we develop a
general point of view that is likely to be useful in other related settings.
For any sequence of matrix algebras that converge to a coadjoint orbit we
give explicit formulas that show that the distances between the matrix algebras
(viewed as quantum metric spaces) converges to 0. In the process we develop a
general point of view that is likely to be useful in other related settings.
In an earlier paper of mine relating vector bundles and Gromov-Hausdorff
distance for ordinary compact metric spaces, it was crucial that the Lipschitz
seminorms from the metrics satisfy a strong Leibniz property. In the present
paper, for the now non-commutative situation of matrix algebras converging to
the sphere (or to other spaces) for quantum Gromov-Hausdorff distance, we show
how to construct suitable seminorms that also satisfy the strong Leibniz
property.