@article{oai:ynu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00006663, author = {Kishimoto, Akitaka}, issue = {1&2}, journal = {Yokohama Mathematical Journal = 横濱市立大學紀要. D部門, 数学}, month = {}, note = {application/pdf, We introduce a new invariant $¥tilde{¥Gamma}(¥alpha)$ , a closed subsemigroup of the dual of $G$, of a $c*$-dynamical system $(¥mathfrak{a}, G, ¥alpha)$ where $¥mathfrak{a}$ is a $C^{*}$-algebra, and $G$ is a locally compact abelian group with an action $¥alpha$ on $¥mathfrak{a}$ . We show that the crossed product $a¥times.G$ is simple if and only if $¥mathfrak{a}$ is $¥alpha$-simple (i.e. $¥mathfrak{a}$ does not have any non-trivial a-invariant ideals) and $¥tilde{¥Gamma}(¥alpha)$ equals the dual of $G$. We discuss some cases where $¥tilde{¥Gamma}(¥alpha)$ coincides with the Connes spectrum $¥Gamma(¥alpha)$ . Finally we give examples of simple crossed products of Cuntz algebras by locally compact abelian groups.}, pages = {69--85}, title = {SIMPLE CROSSED PRODUCTS OF $C^{*}$ -ALGEBRAS BY LOCALLY COMPACT ABELIAN GROUPS}, volume = {28}, year = {1980} }