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\section {$*$-Wild algebras and relations} Before passing to the comlexity problem of unitary description of representations of $*$-algebras, we give definitions and some results concerning the ideology and methodology of $*$-wildness in Sections \ref{sec:3.1.1} and~\ref{sec:3.1.2}. Then, in Sections \ref{sec:3.1.3}--\ref{sec:3.1.6} we will give a number of examples of $*$-wild algebras generated by projections and idempotents, generated by quadratic, cubic and semi-linear relations, $*$-wild group algebras etc. \subsection{Majorization of $*$-algebras with respect to complexity of their representations} \label{sec:3.1.1} \noindent\textbf{1.} Let $\mathfrak{A}$ be a $*$-algebra. We recall (see Section~\ref{sec:1.1.3}) that a pair $(\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}};\phi\colon\mathfrak{A}\mapsto\widetilde {\mathfrak{A}})$, where $\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}}$ is a $*$-algebra and $\phi $ is a $*$-homomorphism, is called an enveloping $*$-algebra if for any $*$-representation $\pi\colon\mathfrak{A}\mapsto L(H)$ of the algebra $\mathfrak{A}$ there exists a unique $*$-representation $\tilde{\pi}\colon\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}}\mapsto L(H)$ such that the diagram \begin{center} \resetparms \btriangle[\mathfrak{A}`\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}}`L(H) ;\phi `\pi `\widetilde{\pi}] \end{center} is commutative. \medskip\noindent\textbf{2.} To verify whether or not $(\mathfrak{A}, \phi\colon\mathfrak{A}\mapsto\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}})$ determines an enveloping algebra, it is sufficient to consider the unital representations of algebra $\mathfrak{A}$ only. Indeed, let for any unital representation $\pi$ of $\mathfrak{A}$ there exists the representation $\widetilde{\pi}$ of $\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}}$ making the following diagram commutative \begin{center} \resetparms \btriangle[\mathfrak{A}`\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}}`L(H) ;\phi `\pi `\widetilde{\pi}] \end{center} Suppose that $\pi\colon\mathfrak{A}\mapsto L(H)$ is not unital representation. Then $\pi (e)=E$ is a projection in $L(H)$ and for any $a\in\mathfrak{A}$ we have $\pi(a)=\pi(eae)=E\pi(a)E$. The space $H$ decomposes into the direct sum $H=\im E\oplus\ker E$ and the subspaces $\im E$, $\ker E$ are invariant with respect to the operators $\pi(a)$; moreover $\ker E\subset\ker \pi(a)$, and according to this inclusion we have \[ \pi(a)= \begin{pmatrix} \pi^{(1)}(a) & 0\\ 0 & 0 \end{pmatrix}, \] where $\pi^{(1)}$ is unital representation of $\mathfrak{A}$. Since the homomorphism $\phi$ is unital, we have $\pi^{(1)}(e)=\tilde{\pi}^{(1)}(\phi(e))$, and \[ \widetilde{\pi}(a)= \begin{pmatrix} \tilde{\pi}^{(1)}(a) & 0\\ 0 & 0 \end{pmatrix} \] is the needed homomorphism from $\mathfrak{A}$ to $\tilde{\mathfrak{A}}$. Since $\tilde{\pi}(e)=\tilde{\pi}(\phi(e))=E$, then any representation of $\tilde{\mathfrak{A}}$, making the previous diagram commutative, coincides with the presented above. Thus $\tilde{\pi}$ is determined uniquely. \medskip\noindent\textbf{3.} If $(\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}},\ \phi)$ is an enveloping algebra for the algebra $\mathfrak{A}$ and $(\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}}_1,\ \psi)$ is an enveloping algebra for $\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}}$, then $(\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}}_1,\ \psi\circ\phi)$ is an enveloping algebra for the algebra $\mathfrak{A}$. The proof is evident. \medskip\noindent\textbf{4.} Now we define the relation of majorization for $*$-algebras. Denote by $\mathfrak{K}$ the algebra of compact operators in a separable Hilbert space $H_0$. Let $\pi\colon\mathfrak{A}\mapsto L(H)$; it induces the representation \[ \hat\pi=id\otimes\pi\colon \mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}\mapsto L(H_0\otimes H) \] of algebra $\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}$. If $(\tilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}}, \phi)$ is an enveloping algebra of $\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}$ then, by the definition, $\hat\pi$ determines uniquely the representation $\tilde{\pi}$ of an enveloping algebra $\tilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}}$ in the same Hilbert space $L(H_0\otimes H)$. Let now $\psi$ be a homomorphism of the algebra $\mathfrak{B}$ into the algebra $\tilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}}$; then \[ \tilde{\pi}\psi\colon\mathfrak{B}\mapsto L(H_0\otimes H) \] is the representation of $\mathfrak{B}$. \begin{lemma} Let $(\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}}, \phi)$ be enveloping of $\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}$ and $\pi_j\in\rep(\mathfrak{A})$, $j=1$, $2$. Let $\tilde\pi_j$ denote its lifting to enveloping $*$-algebra as described above. Then $V\in B(H)$ intertwines $\pi_1$ and $\pi_2$ implies $E\otimes V$ intertwines $\tilde\pi_1$ and $\tilde\pi_2$ $(E$ is identity operator in $B(H))$. \end{lemma} \begin{proof} We will prove that for $V$ intertwining one representation $\pi$. If this is proved form $$ \pi=\left( \begin{array}{cc} \pi_1&0\\ 0&\pi_2\\ \end{array} \right) $$ and $$ V=\left( \begin{array}{cc} 0&U\\ U&0\\ \end{array} \right) $$ And this will give the result for $U$ intertwining $\pi_1$ and $\pi_2$. It is obvious that $E\otimes V\in \hat\pi(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})'$. Let $\mathcal{A}$ denote $C^*$-algebra generated by $\tilde{\pi}(\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}})$ and $\mathcal{B}$ denote its $C^*$-subalgebra generated by $\hat\pi(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$; then $\mathcal{B}$ is $C^*$-subalgebra in $\mathcal{A}$. Let us show that if $\pi_1$, $\pi_2\in\rep(\mathcal{A})$ and $\pi_1\restriction\mathcal{B}=\pi_2\restriction\mathcal{B}$, then $\pi_1=\pi_2$. Indeed, representations $\pi_1\circ\tilde{\pi}$ and $\pi_2\circ\tilde{\pi}$ of $\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}}$ are lifting of the representation $\pi_1\circ\tilde{\pi}\circ\phi=\pi_2\circ\tilde{\pi}\circ\phi$, since $\mathcal{B}$ is closure of $\hat\pi(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}) =\tilde{\pi}(\phi(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}))$. By the definition of enveloping $*$-algebra such lifting is unique, so $\pi_1=\pi_2$. By Lemma~3.9. in~\cite{Woron}, $\mathcal{B}=\mathcal{A}$. By assumption $E\otimes V\in \hat\pi(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})'$, so $E\otimes V\in \mathcal{B}'$, hence $E\otimes V\in \mathcal{A}'$, and consequently $ E\otimes V\in\tilde{\pi}(\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}})'$. \end{proof} \begin{definition}\label{majoriz} We say that a $*$-algebra $\mathfrak{B}$ majorizes a $*$-algebra $\mathfrak{A}$ \textup(and denote it by $\mathfrak{B}\succ\mathfrak{A}$\textup)\textup, if there exists an enveloping algebra $(\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}}, \phi)$ of algebra $\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}$, and the unital homomorphism $\psi\colon\mathfrak{B}\mapsto\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak {A}}$, such that the functor $F\colon \rep \mathfrak{A}\mapsto \rep \mathfrak{B}$ defined by the following rule\textup: \begin{align*} F(\pi)&=\tilde{\pi}\psi, \quad \text{for any $\pi\in \rep \mathfrak{A}$}, \\ F(A)&=E\otimes A, \quad \text{for any operator $A$ intertwining $\pi_1$ and $\pi_2$}, \end{align*} is full. \end{definition} \begin{remark} It follows from the proof of previous Lemma that to verify whether $F$ is full it is enough to verify that for every $\pi\in\rep(\mathfrak{B})$ in $B(H)$ and any operator $A$ in $B(H)$ $E\otimes A\in F(\pi)(\mathfrak{A})'$ implies $E\otimes A\in \pi(\mathfrak{B})'$. \end{remark} \medskip\noindent\textbf{5.} For a class of $C^*$-algebras, it is possible to consider only homomorphisms $\psi\colon \mathfrak{B} \to \mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}$ in Definition~\ref{majoriz}, since for a $C^*$-algebra $\mathfrak{A}$, $\mathfrak{K}\hat\otimes\mathfrak{A}$ is also a $C^*$-algebra, and the unique enveloping algebra of a $C^*$-algebra is the algebra itself ($\mathfrak{K}\hat\otimes\mathfrak{A}$ is completion of algebraic tensor product in any $C^*$-prenorm. It is known to be independent of the choice of the prenorm). Moreover, we have the following fact. \begin{lemma} Let $\psi\colon \mathfrak{B} \to \mathfrak{A}$ be a morphism of\/ $C^*$-algebras. If \linebreak$\pi(\psi(\mathfrak{B}))' =\pi(\mathfrak{A})'$ for any $\pi \in \rep{\mathfrak{A}}$, then $\psi$ is a surjection. \end{lemma} \begin{proof} Denote $\mathfrak{B}_1=\psi(\mathfrak{B}) $. Assume that $ \mathfrak{B}_1 \neq \mathfrak{A}$ then there is non-zero continuous functional $f \in \mathfrak{A}^* $ such that $f(b)=0$ for all $ b \in \mathfrak{B}_1$. Then one can find (see proof of Lemma~3.9 in~\cite{Woron}) a representation $\pi\colon \mathfrak{A} \to B(H)$ and a finite dimensional operator $\rho \in B(H)$ such that $f(a)=\tr(\rho\pi(a))$ for all $a\in \mathfrak{A}$. Since $ \pi(\psi(\mathfrak{B}))' =\pi(\mathfrak{A})' $ we have $\pi(\mathfrak{B}_1)'' =\pi(\mathfrak{A})''$. Then $\pi(\mathfrak{A}) \subseteq \overline{\pi(\mathfrak{B}_1)}^{WOT}$ by the von~Neumann density theorem. Then for every $a \in \mathfrak{A}$ there is generalized sequence $b_\alpha \in \mathfrak{B}_1$ such that $\pi(a)=\wlim \pi(b_\alpha) $. So \begin{align*} f(a)&=\tr(\rho \wlim \pi(b_\alpha)) \\ &=\lim \tr(\rho\pi(b_\alpha) ) =\lim f(b_\alpha) =0. \end{align*} This contradiction proves that $ \mathfrak{B}_1=\mathfrak{A}$. \end{proof} \begin{theorem}\label{bound} A $C^*$-algebra $\mathfrak{B}$ majorizes a $C^*$-algebra $\mathfrak{A}$ if and only if $\mathfrak{B}$ contains an ideal $\mathfrak{I}$ such that $\mathfrak{B}/ \mathfrak{I}\simeq \mathfrak{K}\hat\otimes\mathfrak{A}$. \end{theorem} \begin{proof} Let us note firstly that any representation $\pi $ of $\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}$ has a form $ \pi=U \id \otimes \pi_0 U^* $ for some $\pi_0 \in \rep(\mathfrak{A}) $ and unitary $U$. Indeed, since $C^*$-algebra $\mathfrak{K}$ is of type $I$ and any irreducible representation of $\mathfrak{K}$ is unitary equivalent to $\id$, the above statement is true for irreducible $\pi $ by theorem \cite{Takesaki}. Arbitrary representation can be decomposed as $\pi =\bigoplus_\alpha \pi_\alpha $, where $\pi_\alpha $ is irreducible and so $ \pi_\alpha=U_\alpha \id \otimes {\pi_\alpha}_0 U^*_\alpha $. Put $\pi_0=\bigoplus_\alpha {\pi_\alpha}_0 $, and $U=\bigoplus_\alpha U_\alpha $ then $ \pi=U \id \otimes \pi_0 U^* $. Let $F_\psi \colon \rep(\mathfrak{A}) \to \rep(\mathfrak{B})$ be full. We will show that the functor $F_\psi \colon \rep(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}) \to \rep(\mathfrak{B})$ is also full. Indeed, take arbitrary $\pi \in \mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A} $ then $ \pi=U \id \otimes \pi_0 U^* $. Let $V \in \pi(\psi(\mathfrak{B}))'$ then $U^*VU \in (\id \otimes \pi_0(\psi(\mathfrak{B})))'$ so $U^*VU=E \otimes V_0$ where $V_0 \in \pi_0(\psi(\mathfrak{B}))'$. Then $V_0 \in \pi_0(\mathfrak{A})'$ since $F_\psi \colon \rep(\mathfrak{A}) \to \rep(\mathfrak{B})$ is full. It proves that $U^*VU \in (\id \otimes \pi_0(\mathfrak{A}))'$ and so $V \in \pi(\mathfrak{A})'$. Now we can apply previous lemma to finish the proof. \end{proof} \medskip\noindent\textbf{6.} Now consider general case of arbitrary $*$-algebras. The following lemma is an analogue of Theorem~6.3.5 in~\cite{murphi} about $C^*$-algebras. \begin{lemma} Let $\mathfrak{A}$ be unital $*$-algebra and let $\mathcal{B}$ be any $C^*$-algebra. Let $\pi\in\rep(\mathcal{B}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$ be representation in $B(H)$. Then there are representations $\phi\colon\mathfrak{A}\to B(H)$ and $\psi\colon\mathcal{B}\to B(H)$ such that for all $a\in\mathfrak{A}$ and $b\in\mathcal{B}$, \[ \pi(b\otimes a)=\psi(b)\phi(a)=\phi(a)\psi(b). \] \end{lemma} \begin{proof} Let $a^\prime\in\mathfrak{A}$ and define $\psi_{a^\prime}\colon\mathcal{B} \to B(H)\quad b\mapsto\pi(b\otimes a^\prime)$. Let us show that $\psi_{a^\prime}$ is continuous for all $a^\prime\in\mathfrak{A}$. Since $\psi_{a^\prime}$ is mapping between Banach spaces we can apply closed graph theorem. We need to show that if $b_{n}\rightarrow 0$ in $\mathcal{B}$ and $\psi_{a^\prime}(b_n)\rightarrow c$ in $B(H)$ then $c=0$. Replacing $b_n$ by $b_n^*b_n$ and $a^\prime$ by $(a^{\prime})^*a^\prime$ and $c$ by $c^*c$ we can consider $c\ge 0$. Let $\tau$ be arbitrary positive functional on $B(H)$. Then functional \[ \rho\colon\mathcal{B}\to\mathbb{C}\quad b\mapsto\tau(\pi(b\otimes a^\prime)) \] is positive and therefor continuous. Hence $\tau(c)=\lim\tau(b_n\otimes a^\prime)=\lim\rho(b_n)=0$ since $\lim b_n=0$. So $c=0$ which proves that $\psi_{a^\prime}$ is continuous. We can assume that $\pi$ is non-degenerate. Define $H_0=\pi(\mathcal{B}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$. Every $z\in H_0$ can be written as $z=\sum_{i=1}^{n}\pi(b_i\otimes a_i)(x_i)$ where $b_i\in\mathcal{B},\ a_i\in\mathfrak{A},\ x_i\in H$. Let there $z=\sum_{j=1}^{m}\pi(b_i^\prime\otimes a_i^\prime)(x_i^\prime)$ be another presentation. Let $v_\mu$ be approximate identity for $\mathcal{B}$ and $a\in\mathfrak{A}$. Then \[ \pi(v_\mu\otimes a)(z)=\sum_{i=1}^{n}\pi(v_\mu b_i\otimes aa_i)(x_i)= \sum_{j=1}^{m}\pi(v_\mu b_i^\prime\otimes aa_i^\prime)(x_i^\prime) \] Since $\psi_a$ is continuous we can take limit \[ \lim_{\mu}\pi(v_\mu\otimes a)(z)=\sum_{i=1}^{n}\pi(b_i\otimes aa_i)(x_i)= \sum_{j=1}^{m}\pi(b_i^\prime\otimes aa_i^\prime)(x_i^\prime) \] So mapping $\phi(a)\colon H_0\to H_0,\quad z\mapsto\sum_{i=1}^{n}\pi(b_i\otimes aa_i)(x_i)$ is correctly defined. Since $\phi(a)=\lim_{\mu}\pi(v_\mu\otimes a)(z)$ it is obvious that $\phi(a)$ is linear. Since $\psi_a$ is continuous there is $M=M(a)\in \mathbb{R}_{+}$ such that $\Vert \pi(b\otimes a)\Vert \le M\Vert b\Vert\quad (b\in \mathcal{B})$. So $\phi(a)$ is bounded operator. Since $\pi$ is non-degenerate, $H_0$ is dense in $H$ and $\phi(a)$ is uniquely extended to bounded operator on $H$ (which is also denoted by $\phi(a)$). Then $\phi\colon\mathfrak{A}\to B(H)$ and $\psi=\psi_{1}$ ($a^\prime=1$) are required representations. Below we use notations $\phi=\pi_{\mathfrak{A}}$ and $\psi=\pi_{\mathcal{B}}$ \end{proof} \begin{proposition} Let $\mathfrak{A}$ be unital $*$-algebra then \begin{enumerate} \item for every $\pi\in\rep(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$ in $B(H)$ there are unitary $U\in B(H)$ and representation $\pi_0\in\rep(\mathfrak{A})$ in $B(H_1)$ such that $H=H_0\otimes H_1$ and $U^*\pi U=id\otimes\pi_0$. \item pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})\simeq\mathfrak{K}\hat\otimes$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{A})$. Where $\mathfrak{K}\hat\otimes$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{A})$ is unique pro-$C^*$-algebra which is completion of algebraic tensor product(see~\cite{Phil}) since $\mathfrak{K}$ is nuclear. \end{enumerate} \end{proposition} \begin{proof} 1. By previous lemma $\pi=\pi_{\mathfrak{K}}\pi_{\mathfrak{A}}$. Denote by $\mathcal{A}=\overline{\pi_{\mathfrak{A}}(\mathfrak{A})}$ the $C^*$-subalgebra in $B(H)$ generated by range of $\pi_{\mathfrak{A}}$. Let $j\colon\mathcal{A}\to B(H)$ denote natural embedding. If $\pi\neq 0$ then $\pi_{\mathfrak{K}}\ne 0$ and by simplicity of $\mathfrak{K}$ we have $\pi_{\mathfrak{K}}(\mathfrak{K})\simeq\mathfrak{K}$. The following diagram is commutative. \begin{center} \resetparms \qtriangle[\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}`\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathcal{A}`B(H);id\otimes\pi_{\mathfrak{A}}`\pi `\pi_{\mathfrak{K}}\otimes j] \end{center} Since $\mathfrak{K}$ is of type $I$ representation $ \pi_{\mathfrak{K}}\otimes j=U^*id\otimes\hat\pi U$ where $\hat\pi\in\rep(\mathcal{A})$ (see proof of theorem~\ref{bound}). So $\pi=U^*id\otimes\pi_0 U$ where $\pi_0=\hat\pi|\mathfrak{A}$. 2. Take $\pi\in\rep(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$ then $H=H_0\otimes H_1$ and $\pi=U^*id\otimes\pi_0 U$ . Denote by $\phi\colon\mathfrak{A}\to$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{A})$ canonical homomorphism. By definition of enveloping algebra there is unique lifting $\widetilde{\pi_0}\in\rep($pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{A}))$ in $B(H_1)$ of representation $\pi_0$. Then define representation $\widetilde{\pi}\in\rep(\mathfrak{K}\otimes$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{A}))$ via the rule $\widetilde{\pi}(k\otimes a)=U^*id\otimes \widetilde{\pi_0}U$. Since $\phi(\mathfrak{A})$ is quasi-dense in pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{A})$ algebra $\mathfrak{K}\otimes\phi(\mathfrak{A})$ is quasidense in $\mathfrak{K}\hat\otimes$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{A})$. So lifting $\widetilde{\pi}$ is unique. \end{proof} Now we are in a position to prove the main theorem about majorization. \begin{proposition} \begin{enumerate} \item If $(\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}},\phi)$ is enveloping $*$-algebra for $\mathfrak{A}$ then pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{A})\simeq$pro-$C^*(\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}})$. \item $*$-algebra $\mathfrak{B}$ majorizes a $*$-algebra $\mathfrak{A}$ if and only if there exists continuous morphism $\psi :$ pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{B})\to$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$ with quasidense image. (such that for any representation $\pi\in \rep($pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}))$ the set $\pi(\psi($pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{B})))$ is dense in $\im\pi$) \item If pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{A})$ is $\sigma$-$C^*$-algebra (for example if $\mathfrak{A}$ is finitely generated) then $\mathfrak{B}\succ\mathfrak{A}$ if and only if there exists continuous morphism $\psi :$ pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{B})\to$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$ with dense image. \end{enumerate} \end{proposition} \begin{proof} $1$. Let $\psi$ denote canonical morphism form $\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}}$ to pro-$C^*(\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}})$. For every $\pi\in\rep(\mathfrak{A})$ there is unique lifting $\widetilde{\pi}\in\rep(\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}})$ and by definition of enveloping pro-$C^*$-algebra $\widetilde{\pi}$ is uniquely lifted to representation $\hat\pi\in\rep($pro-$C^*(\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}}))$. Hence (pro-$C^*(\widetilde{\mathfrak{A}}),\psi\circ\phi)$ is enveloping pro-$C^*$-algebra of $\mathfrak{A}$. Then pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{A})\simeq$pro-$C^*(\widetilde{A})$ by uniqueness of pro-$C^*$-enveloping algebra. $2$. Let $(\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}}, \phi)$ be enveloping $*$-algebra of $\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}$. If $\pi\in\rep(\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}})$ then $\pi=U\widetilde{\pi_0}U^*$ for some $\pi_0\in\rep(\mathfrak{A}) $ and unitary $U\in B(H)$. Indeed, since mapping $\rep(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})\ni\kappa\mapsto\widetilde{\kappa}\in \rep(\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}}) $ is bijective $\pi=\widetilde{\kappa}$ for some $\kappa\in\rep(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$. By previous proposition $\kappa=Uid\otimes\pi_0U^*$ where $id$ is identical representation of $\mathfrak{K}$ in $B(H_0)$ and $\pi_0$ is representation of $\mathfrak{A}$ in $B(H_1)$ and $H=H_0\otimes H_1$. Notice that $U\widetilde{\pi_0}U^*$ is representation of $\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}}$ which is lifting of $\kappa$ and by uniqueness of such lifting \[ U\widetilde{\pi_0}U^*=\widetilde{\kappa}=\pi \] $3$. Assume that $\mathfrak{B}\succ\mathfrak{A}$, i.e. there is $*$-homomorphism $\psi :\mathfrak{B}\to \widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}}$ such that functor $F_\psi\colon \rep(\mathfrak{A})\mapsto\rep(\mathfrak{B})$ is full. Denote $\mathcal{A}=$pro-$C^*(\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}})\simeq$ pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$ and let $\phi:\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}} \to \mathcal{A}$ be canonical morphism. Then functor $F:\rep(\mathcal{A})\to \rep(\mathfrak{B})\quad \rep(\mathcal{A})\ni\pi\mapsto\pi\circ\phi\circ\psi\in\rep(\mathfrak{B})$ is also full. Indeed, $\pi\circ\phi\in\rep(\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}})$, so $\pi\circ\phi=U\widetilde{\pi_0}U^*$ for some $\pi_0\in\rep(\mathfrak{A})$ in $B(H)$ then \[ F(\pi)(\mathfrak{B})^\prime=F_{\psi}(\pi\circ\phi)(\mathfrak{B})^\prime= F_{\psi}(U\widetilde{\pi_0}U^*)(\mathfrak{B})^\prime \] $F_{\psi}(U\widetilde{\pi_0}U^*)(\mathfrak{B})^\prime=(U\widetilde{\pi_0}(\mathfrak{B})U^*)^\prime= (U\widetilde{\pi_0}(\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}})U^*)^\prime$ since functor $F_{\psi}$ is full. $(U\widetilde{\pi_0}(\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}})U^*)^\prime=\pi(\phi(\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}}))^\prime= \pi(\mathcal{A})^\prime$ since $\phi(\widetilde{\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}})$ is quasidense in $\mathcal{A}$ Morphism $\phi\circ\psi$ can be extended to continuous morphism $\tau$ of pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{B})$ since if $\phi_1:\mathfrak{B}\to$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{B})$ denotes canonical morphism then $\phi_1(\mathfrak{B})$ is quasidense in pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{B})$ and topology on $\phi_1(\mathfrak{B})$ induced from pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{B})$(projective topology induced by all representations of $\mathfrak{B}$) is stronger then topology induced by map $\phi\circ\psi$ (projective topology induced by those representations of $\mathfrak{B}$ which come through $\mathcal{A}$). Let us show that range of $\tau$ is dense in every representation. Take arbitrary representation $\pi\in \rep(\mathcal{A})$ then natural injection $j:\overline{\pi(\tau(\mathfrak{B}))}\to\pi(\mathcal{A})$ satisfies conditions of previous lemma. So $\pi(\tau($pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{B})))$ is dense in $\im\pi$. The converse statement is obvious. $3$. If pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{A})$ is $\sigma$-$C^*$-algebra then pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$ is $\sigma$-$C^*$-algebra also. Therefor its topology can be determined by countably increasing family $p_n(\cdot)$ of $C^*$-seminorms. We have proved that $\tau($pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{B}))$ is dense in pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$ in any $C^*$-semi-norm (each semi-norm $p()$ define representation $\pi_{p}$ of pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$ and $\pi_{p}(\tau($pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{B})))$ is dense in $\im(\pi)$). Using Cantor's diagonal method we can prove that it also dense in topology determined by family $p_n(\cdot)$. Which concludes the proof. \end{proof} \begin{remark} The relation $\succ$ is a quasi-order relation, i.e. $\mathfrak{C}\succ\mathfrak{B}$ and $\mathfrak{B}\succ\mathfrak{A}$ imply that $\mathfrak{C}\succ\mathfrak{A}$. \end{remark} Indeed if $\psi_1:$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{C})\mapsto$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{K}_1\otimes \mathfrak{B})=\mathfrak{K}_1\hat\otimes$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{A})$ and $\psi_2:$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{B})\mapsto$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{K}_2\otimes \mathfrak{A})=\mathfrak{K}_2\hat\otimes$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{A})$ have dense range in every representation then composed homomorphism $(id_{\mathfrak{K}_1}\otimes\psi_2)\circ\psi_1\colon$ pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{C})\mapsto\mathfrak{K}_1\hat\otimes\mathfrak {K}_2\hat\otimes$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{A})$ has also dense range in every representation and $\mathfrak{K}_1\otimes\mathfrak{K}_2$ is also algebra of compact operators. \begin{remark} If $\mathfrak{B}\succ\mathfrak{A}$ then if $\pi_1$ and $\pi_2$ are distinct representation of $\mathfrak{A}$ in the same space $H$ then representation $F_\psi(\pi_1)$ and $F_\psi(\pi_1)$ are also distinct. \end{remark} Indeed, let $\psi:$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{B})\to$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$ be morphism with quasidense range and let $\pi_1,\ \pi_2\in\rep(\mathfrak{A})$ be distinct representations in the same space $H$. Let $\hat\pi_i=id\otimes\pi_i,\ i=1,2$ be corresponding representations of $\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A}$ in $H_0\otimes H$. It is obvious that $\hat\pi_1\neq\hat\pi_2$. By definition of enveloping algebra they can be lifted to distinct representation $\widetilde{\pi_1}, \widetilde{\pi_2}$ of pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$. Denote $\mathcal{A}=$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{K}\otimes\mathfrak{A})$. Define for every $x\in\mathcal{A}:\ p(x)=max(\Vert\pi_1(x)\Vert, \Vert\pi_2(x)\Vert)$ then $p(\cdot)$ is a $C^*$-norm on $\mathcal{A}$ and we denote by $\mathcal{A}_p$ completion of $\mathcal{A}$ in this norm. If $j$ denote natural morphism from $\mathcal{A}$ to $\mathcal{A}_p$ then there are representations $\pi_{i,p}\in\rep(\mathcal{A}_p),\ i=1,2$ and we have commutative diagrams \begin{center} \resetparms \qtriangle[\mathcal{A}`\mathcal{A}_p`B(H_0\otimes H);j`\widetilde{\pi}_i `\pi_{i,p}] \end{center} Since $\psi$ has quasidense range and $\phi(\mathfrak{B})$ is quasidense in pro-$C^*(\mathfrak{B})$ (where $\phi:\mathfrak{B}\to$pro-$C^*(\mathfrak(B)))$ is natural morphism) we have that $*$-subalgebra $\mathcal{B}_p=j\circ\psi\circ\phi(\mathfrak{B})$ is quasidense in $\mathcal{A}_p$ and since the last is $C^*$-algebra quasi-density implies density. If $F_\psi(\pi_1)=F_\psi(\pi_2)$ then $\pi_{1,p}=\pi_{2,p}$ on dense $*$-subalgebra $\mathcal{B}_p$ and as such must coincide. Then from commutative diagram $\widetilde{\pi_1}=\widetilde{\pi_2}$ which contradicts assertion. \subsection{$*$-Wildness of $*$-algebras} \label{sec:3.1.2} 1. In the theory of representations of algebras, it was suggested \cite{?} to consider the representation problem to be wild if it contains a standard difficult problem of representation theory, i.e. the problem to describe, up to similarity, a pair of matrices without relations. To define an analogue of wildness for *-algebras (*-wildness), it was suggested [1] to choose, for a standard difficult problem in the theory of *-representations, the problem of describing pairs of self-adjoint (or unitary) operators up to a unitary equivalence (free *-algebra $\mathfrak{S}_2$ (or $\mathfrak{U}_2$) generated by a pair of self-adjoint (or unitary) generators ) and there where indications that suggested to regard the problems which contain the standard *-wild problems as *-wild, -- one can prove that these problems contain as a subproblem the problem of describing *-representations of any affine *-algebra. 2. The following theorem holds. \begin{theorem}\label{th_o} $\mathfrak{S}_2 \succ \mathfrak{S}_m$ for any $m=1$, $2$,\dots. \end{theorem} \begin{proof} For the algebra $\tilde \mathfrak{S}_m$, take the algebra $\mathfrak{S}_m=\Bbb{C}\langle b_1, \dots, b_m \mid b_i=b_i^*,\, i=1, \dots, m\rangle$ itself, $n=m+2$. Define a homomorphism $\psi \colon \mathfrak{S}_2 \to M_{m+2}(\mathfrak{S}_m)$ as follows: \begin{align*} \psi(a_1) & = \begin{bmatrix} e &&&&&&\\ &\frac12 e &&&&\rlap{\smash{\Large0}}&\\ &&\frac13e &&&&\\ &&&\ddots &&&\\ &&&&\frac1m e &&\\ &&\llap{\smash{\Large0}}&&&\frac1{m+1}e&\\ &&&&&&\frac1{m+2}e \end{bmatrix} \\ \notag \psi(a_2) & = \begin{bmatrix} 0 &e &b_1 & & & &\\ e &0 & e &b_2 & &\rlap{\smash{\Large0}}&\\ b_1 &e & 0 &e &\ddots&&\\ &b_2 & e &\ddots& &b_{m-1}&\\ & &\ddots& &0 & e &b_m\\ &\llap{\smash{\Large0}}&&b_{m-1}&e & 0 &e \\ & & & &b_m& e&0 \end{bmatrix}. \end{align*} One can directly check that the functor $F_\psi$ is full. \end{proof} Theorem~\ref{th_o} permits to say that the problem of unitary classification of pairs of self-adjoint operators contains, as a subproblem, the problem of unitary classification of representation of any $*$-algebra with a countable number of generators (because it is always possible to choose these generators to be self-adjoint). \begin{corollary} $\mathfrak{S}_2 \succ \mathfrak{U}_m$ for any $m=1$, $2$, $3$, \dots. \end{corollary} \begin{theorem}\label{th_t} $\mathfrak{U}_2 \succ \mathfrak{S}_2$. \end{theorem} \begin{proof} Choose the enveloping algebra $\tilde \mathfrak{S}_2$ to be the quotient algebra of the algebra $\mathfrak{S}_2$ with respect to the set %\begin{gather*} $$ \begin{array}{c} \Sigma = \{ a-ie, a+ie, b-ie, b+ie\}, \quad n=1, \\ \psi(u_1) = (a-ie)(a+ie)^{-1}, \quad \psi(u_2) = (b-ie)(b+ie)^{-1} \end{array} $$ %\end{gather*} (the Cayley transformation). The rest is obvious. \end{proof} {\bf 3} Theorems~\ref{th_o}, \ref{th_t} allow, as a model of complexity for problems of unitary classification of representations of $*$-algebras, to choose the problem of unitary classification of representations of the algebra $\mathfrak{U}_2$ or, which is the same thing, enveloping $C^*$-algebra $C^*(\mathcal{F}_2)$, where $\mathcal{F}_2$ is a free group with two generators. \begin{definition} A $*$-algebra $\mathfrak{A}$ is called $*$-wild if $\mathfrak{A} \succ C^*(\mathcal{F}_2)$. \end{definition} {\bf 4} Theorem~\ref{?} immediately implies the following statement. \begin{proposition} A $C^*$-algebra $\mathfrak{A}$ is $*$-wild if and only if there exist $n\in \Bbb N\cup \{\infty \}$ and a $C^*$-ideal $\mathfrak I\subset \mathfrak{A}$ such that $\mathfrak{A}/\mathfrak{I}\approx M_n(C^*({\mathcal F}_2)$. \end{proposition} 5. Nuclear $*$-algebras have only hyper-finite factor representations and, consequently, they can not be $*$-wild. There also exist non-nuclear $C^*$-algebras which are not wild. For example, the group $C^*$-algebra $C^*(B(m,2))$ of the Burnside group with two generators and sufficiently large odd $m$ is not nuclear, but it is also not wild (see Section \ref{3.1.6}). \subsection{$*$-Wild algebras generated by orthogonal projections and idempotents} \label{sec:3.1.3} {\bf 1} For representations of the $*$-algebra $\mathfrak{P}_2 = \Bbb{C}\langle p_1, p_2 \mid p_1^* =p_1=p_1^2, p_2^* =p_2=p_2^2\rangle$ (a pair of orthogonal projections $P_1$, $P_2$) there is a structure theorem that gives a decomposition of representations into a direct sum (or integral) of irreducible representations which are either one-dimensional or two dimensional, and their description, up to a unitary equivalence (see Section~\ref{1.2.2}). {\bf 2.} The problem to describe, up to a unitary equivalence, a family of orthogonal projections $P_1$, $P_2$, \dots,~$P_n$ for $n\ge3$ is $*$-wild. We give a fairly simple proof that this problem is $*$-wild for $n=3$. \begin{theorem} Let $$ {\mathcal P}_3=\Bbb C\langle p_1,p_2, p_3\,|\, p_i^2=p_i^*=p_i\ (i=1,2,3)\rangle. $$ Then ${\mathcal P}_3\succ C^*({\mathcal F}_2)$, i.e. ${\mathcal P}_3$ is $*$-wild. \end{theorem} \begin{proof} Let us define the homomorphism $\psi\colon {\mathcal P}_3 \to M_4({\mathcal F}_2)$ as follows: \begin{align*} \psi(p_1)&= \begin{pmatrix} e & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & e & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \end{pmatrix}, \\ \psi(p_2)&= \begin{pmatrix} \frac 12 e & 0 & \frac 12 e & 0\\ 0 & \frac 12 e & 0 & \frac 12 e\\ \frac 12 e & 0 & \frac 12 e & 0\\ 0 & \frac 12 e & 0 & \frac 12 e \end{pmatrix}, \\ \psi(p_3)&= \begin{pmatrix} \frac 38 e & \frac {\sqrt 3}8 uv^* & \frac {\sqrt3}8 u & \frac 38 e\\ \frac {\sqrt3}8 vu^* & \frac 58 e & \frac 38 v & -\frac {\sqrt3}8 vu^*\\ \frac {\sqrt3}8 u^* & \frac 38 v^* & \frac 14 e & 0\\ \frac 38 e & -\frac {\sqrt3}8 uv^* & 0 & \frac 34 e \end{pmatrix}. \end{align*} It is easy to check that the corresponding functor $F_\psi\colon \rep C^*({\mathcal F}_2) \to \rep {\mathcal P}_3$ is full. \end{proof} {\bf 3.} Moreover, the following theorem holds [1]. \begin{theorem}\label{th_f} Let \[ \mathcal{P}_{3,\perp2} = \mathbb{C}\langle p, p_1, p_2 \mid p^* = p, p^2 = p, p_i^* = p_i, p_i^2 = p_i, p_1p_2 =p_2p_1=0\rangle. \] Then $\mathcal{P}_{3,\perp2} \succ C^*(\mathcal{F}_2)$, i.e. $\mathcal{P}_{3,\perp2}$ is $*$-wild. \end{theorem} \begin{proof} Let \begin{gather*} E_k =\left[\smash[b]{\underbrace{% \begin{matrix} e&&0\\ &\ddots&\\ 0&&e \end{matrix} }_{\text{$k$ times}}}\right], \qquad \text{$e$ is the identity in the algebra $C^*(\mathcal{F}_2)$,} \\[5mm] J_1 = \begin{bmatrix} E_4\\0_{3\times4}\\0_{5\times4} \end{bmatrix}, \quad J_2 = \begin{bmatrix}0_{4\times3}\\E_3\\ 0_{5\times 3} \end{bmatrix}, \quad J_3= \begin{bmatrix}A_1\\A_2\\A_3 \end{bmatrix}, \end{gather*} where \[ A_1 = \frac1N\begin{bmatrix} e & 0 & 0&0 & 0 \\ 0 &e &0 &0 & 0\\ 0&0&2e &0&0\\ 0&0&0&3e&0 \end{bmatrix}, \quad A_2 = \frac1N\begin{bmatrix} e& 0 & e& e & e\\ 0 & 2e& e & u_1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & e &0 & u_2 \end{bmatrix}, \] $u_1$, $u_2$ are generators of the algebra $C^*(\mathcal{F}_2)$, $A_3 = \sqrt{E_5 - A_1^*A_1 - A_2^* A_2}$. $N$ is chosen so that $\|A_1^*A_1 + A_2^* A_2\| < 1$ in $M_5(C^*(\mathcal{F}_2))$. Then $J_1^*J_1 = E_4$, $J_2^*J_2 = E_3$, and $J_3^*J_3 = E_4$. This implies that $(J_iJ_i^*)^2 = J_iJ_i^*$, $i=1$, $2$, $3$. Moreover, since $J_1^* J_2 =0$ and $J_2J_1^*=0$, we see that \[ (J_1J_1^*)(J_2J_2^*) = (J_2J_2^*)(J_1J_1^*) =0. \] Set $\psi(p_i) = J_iJ_i^*$, $i=1$, 2, $\psi(p) = J_3 J_3^*$ ; $\psi$ defines a homomorphism of the $*$-algebra $\mathcal{P}_{3,\perp2}$ into $M_{14}(C^*(\mathcal{F}_2))$. One can directly check that the functor $F_\psi \colon \rep(\mathcal{P}_{3,\perp2}) \to\rep(C^*(\mathcal{F}_2))$ is full. \end{proof} \begin{corollary} The problem of a unitary classification of ``all but one'' orthogonal projections $p$, $p_1$, \dots , $p_n$ ($p_i p_j=0$ for $i\neq j$) is $*$-wild if $n\ge2$: \[ \mathcal{P}_{n+1,\perp n} = \mathbb{C} \langle p, p_1, \dots, p_n | p, p_i \text{are orthoprojections}, p_i p_j=0, i \ne j\rangle \succ C^*(\mathcal{ F}_2). \] \end{corollary} {\bf 4.} The problem of unitary classification of quadruples of orthogonal projections $p_1$, $p_2$, $p_3$, $p_4$ such that $$ \alpha(p_1 + p_2 + p_3 + p_4)=I,\qquad 0<\alpha<1, $$ for a fixed $\alpha\neq \frac 12$, has only a finite number of irreducible representations, the dimension of which depends on the parameter $\alpha$ (see Section \ref{2.2.1}). If $\alpha=\frac 12$, then irreducible representations are only in dimensions one and two. It directly follows from Theorem~\ref{th_f} that the problem of unitary classification of five orthogonal projections $r_1$, $r_2$, $r_3$, $r_4$, $r_5$ such that $r_1 + r_2 + r_3 + r_4 + r_5=2I$ is $*$-wild: \[ \mathcal{R}_{5,2} = \mathbb{C}\langle r_1, \dots, r_5 \mid r_i^2 = r_i = r_i^*, i=1, \dots, 5, \sum r_i = 2e \rangle \succ \mathcal{P}_{3, \perp 2}. \] Indeed, let $\psi \colon \mathcal{R}_{5,2} \to \mathcal{P}_{3, \perp 2}$ be defined by formulas \begin{gather*} \psi(r_1) = p, \quad \psi(r_2) = e-p, \\ \psi(r_3) = p_1, \quad \psi(r_4) = p_2, \quad \psi(r_5) = e - p_1 - p_2. \end{gather*} One can directly check that the functor $F_\psi \colon \rep(\mathcal{P}_{3, \perp 2}) \to \rep (\mathcal{R}_{5,2})$ is full. {\bf 5} For a single idempotent, the situation is similar to the situation for two orthogonal projections. Consider the $*$-algebra $\mathcal{Q}_1$ generated by a pair of an idempotent and its adjoint $q_1$, $q_1^*$. Let $q_1= a_1 + ib_1$, $q_1^* = a_1 - ib_1$, where $a_1^* = a_1$, $b_1^* = b_1$. The $*$-algebra $\mathcal{Q}_1$ coincides with the algebra \[ \mathbb{C} \langle a,b \mid a=a^*, b= b^*; \{a,b\} = ab + ba =0, a^2 - b^2 =e\rangle, \] where $a= 2\bigl(a_1 -\frac12 e\bigr)$, $b= 2b_1$. Irreducible representations of the algebra $\mathcal{Q}_1$ (see Section~\ref{1.2.2}), up to a unitary equivalence, coincide with one of the following: $1)$ two one-dimensional representations given by $\pi_0(q_1) = 0$ and $\pi_1(q_1) = 1;$ $2)$ a family, depending on a parameter $\alpha>0$, of two dimensional representations: \begin{equation*} \pi_\alpha(q_1) = \begin{pmatrix}1 &\alpha \\ 0 & 0 \end{pmatrix}. \end{equation*} By decomposing a representation of the algebra $\mathcal{Q}_1$ into the direct sum of irreducible representations on a finite dimensional space $H$, we obtain a structure theorem (see~[17,~18]) for the unitary description of idempotents in the finite dimensional case. There is a structure theorem that gives a description of any bounded idempotent on any separable Hilbert space in the form of an integral of irreducible representations~[4]. {\bf 6} Consider the problem of a unitary description of pairs of idempotents $Q_1$, $Q_2$ ($Q_1^2 = Q_1$, $Q_2^2= Q_2$). The fact that the problem of a unitary description of pairs of idempotents is difficult is just a mathematical folk. We will prove a corresponding theorem and show that, even if an additional restriction of self-adjointness is imposed on one of the idempotents (one of the idempotents is an orthogonal projection), the problem does not become easer. \begin{theorem}\label{th_fv} Let $\mathcal{Q}_2 = \mathbb{C} \langle q_1, q_2 \mid q_1^2 = q_1, q_2^2 = q^2 \rangle$, $\mathcal{D}_{1,1} = \mathbb{C} \langle q, p \mid q^2 = q, p^2 = p = p^* \rangle$, $\mathfrak{S}_2 = \mathbb{C}\langle a_1, a_2 \mid a_1 = a_1^*, a_2 = a_2^* \rangle$. Then $\mathcal{Q}_2 \succ \mathcal{D}_{1,1} \succ \mathfrak{S}_2$, so that the $*$-algebras $\mathcal{Q}_2$, $\mathcal{D}_{1,1}$ are $*$-wild. \end{theorem} \begin{proof} Because $\mathcal{D}_{1,1}$ is a factor algebra of the algebra $\mathcal{Q}_2$, we have that $\mathcal{Q}_2\succ \mathcal{D}_{1,1}$ (we choose an enveloping algebra for $\mathcal{D}_{1,1}$ to be the algebra $\mathcal{D}_{1,1}$ itself, $n=1$, $\psi \colon \mathcal{Q}_2 \to \mathcal{D}_{1,1}$ is the natural epimorphism of the algebra onto the factor algebra). Let us show that $\mathcal{D}_{1,1}\succ \mathfrak{S}_2$. Construct the homomorphism $\psi \colon \mathcal{D}_{1,1}\to M_2(\mathfrak{S}_2)$: \[ \psi(q) = \begin{pmatrix} e& a_1 + ia_2\\ 0&0\end{pmatrix}, \quad \psi(p) = \frac12 \begin{pmatrix} e&e\\e&e\end{pmatrix}. \] It is easy to check that the corresponding functor $F_\psi \colon \rep \mathfrak{S}_2 \to \rep\mathcal{D}_{1,1}$ is full. \end{proof} \begin{corollary} The algebra $\mathcal{Q}_n$, for $n\ge2$ (the problem of unitary description of $n$ idempotents if $n\ge2$) is $*$-wild. \end{corollary} {\bf 7} Finally, we show that the $*$-algebra $\mathcal{Q}_{n, \perp}$ (the problem of unitary classification of a family of pairwise orthogonal idempotents $Q_1$, $Q_2$, \dots,~$Q_n$, $Q_iQ_j= 0$ for $i\ne j$) is $*$-wild for $n\ge2$. \begin{theorem} Let $$ \mathcal{Q}_{2, \perp} = \mathbb{C} \langle q_1, q_2 \mid q_1^2 = q_1, q_2^2 = q_2,\, q_1q_2 =q_2q_1 =0 \rangle. $$ Then $\mathcal{Q}_{2, \perp} \succ \mathfrak{S}_2$, i.e. $\mathcal{Q}_{2, \perp}$ is a wild $*$-algebra. \end{theorem} \begin{proof} Let us define a homomorphism $\psi \colon \mathcal{Q}_{2,\perp} \to M_3(\mathfrak{S}_2)$ as follows: \[ \psi(q_1) = \begin{bmatrix} e&e&a_1 + ia_2\\ 0&0&0\\0&0&0\end{bmatrix}, \quad \psi(q_2) =\begin{bmatrix} 0&-e&-e\\0&e&e\\0&0&0\end{bmatrix}. \] One can directly check that $[\psi(q_k)]^2 = \psi(q_k)$, $k=1$, $2$, $\psi(q_1) \, \psi(q_2) = \psi(q_2)\, \psi(q_1) =0$, and that the functor $F_\psi \colon \rep \mathfrak{S}_2 \to \rep \mathcal{Q}_{2, \perp}$ is full. \end{proof} \begin{corollary} The problem of unitary classification of pairs of commuting idempotents is $*$-wild. \end{corollary} \begin{corollary} The $*$-algebra $\mathcal{Q}_{n,\perp} = \mathbb{C} \langle q_1, \dots, q_n \mid q_i^2 = q_i, i=1, \dots, n; \, q_iq_j =0 \text{ for }i\ne j \rangle$ (the problem of unitary classification of $n$ pairwise orthogonal idempotents) is $*$-wild for $n\ge2$. \end{corollary} \begin{corollary} The $*$-algebra $\mathbb{C}\langle q_1, \dots, q_n \mid q_i^2 = q_i, \, i=1,\dots, n; \, q_1 + q_2 + \dots + q_n =e\rangle$ (the problem of unitary classification of $n$ idempotents $Q_1$, \dots,~ $Q_n$ such that $Q_1 + \dots + Q_n = I$) is $*$-wild for $n \ge3$. \end{corollary} \begin{proof} If $m=3$, the condition $q_1+q_2+q_3 =e$ implies that the idempotents $q_1$, $q_2$, $q_3$ are pairwise orthogonal. Then the algebra under consideration coincides with the algebra $\mathcal{Q}_{2,\perp}$. \end{proof} \subsection{$*$-Wild semi-linear relations} \label{sec:3.1.4} {\bf 1} In Sections \ref{sec:1.3.2}-\ref{sec:1.3.5} we studied the representations of the semi-linear relations. In particular, it is was studied the structure of the operators pair $A=A^*$, $B=B^*$ which satisfy to the semi-linear relations \begin{equation}\label{poly} \sum_{k=1}^{n}f_k(A)Bg_k(A)=0 \end{equation} For this relation corresponds the characteristic function \begin{equation} \Phi(t,s)= \sum_{k=1}^{n}f_k(t)g_k(s)=0 \end{equation} (we suppose that $\Phi(t,s)=\overline{\Phi(s,t)}$), ($t,s \in {\Bbb R}$). If the graph $({\Bbb R}^1, \Gamma =\{(t,s)\in{\Bbb R}^2: \Phi(t,s)=0\})$ has only the connected components of the form \onepointx, \earx or \edgex then the irreducible representations of the relation (\ref{poly}) are one-dimensional and two-dimensional and it was described in 1.3.5. {\bf 2} We show that all other relations are $*$-wild. \begin{proposition} If the graph of semi-linear relation (\ref{poly}) contains the subgraphs or then the relation is $*$-wild. \end{proposition} \begin{proof} It is supposed that the functions $f_k(\cdot)$ and $g_k(\cdot)$ are polynomial. We prove that $*$-algebra $\mathfrak A_{\Gamma}= {\Bbb C}\langle a=a^*,b=b^* \mid \sum_{k=1}^{n}f_k(a)bg_k(a)=0 \rangle$ is $*$-wild if the $\Gamma \subset$ $(\lambda_1, \lambda_2 \in {\Bbb R}$, $\lambda_1\ne \lambda_2$). We give the $*$-homomorphism $\psi \colon \mathfrak A_{\Gamma} \to M_3(\mathfrak S_2)$ by the following way: \begin{gather*} \psi(a)=\begin{pmatrix} \lambda_1 e& 0 & 0\\ 0 & \lambda_1 e&0\\ 0&0&\lambda_2 e \end{pmatrix}, \qquad \psi(b) =\begin{pmatrix} a_1&e&e\\ e&a_2&0\\ e&0&0 \end{pmatrix} \end{gather*} It is easy to check that the functor $F_{\psi}$ is full. \end{proof} \begin{proposition} If the graph $\Gamma$ of the semi-linear relation (\ref{poly}) contains the subgraph ($\lambda_1\ne \lambda_2 \ne\lambda_3\ne\lambda_1$; $ \lambda_1, \lambda_2,\lambda_3\in {\Bbb R}$) than the relation is $*$-wild. \end{proposition} \begin{proof} We prove that $*$-algebra $\mathfrak A_{\Gamma}= {\Bbb C}\langle a=a^*,b=b^* \mid \sum_{k=1}^{n}f_k(a)bg_k(a)=0 \rangle$ is $*$-wild if the $\Gamma \subset$ $(\lambda_1, \lambda_2 \in {\Bbb R}$, $\lambda_1\ne \lambda_2$). We give the $*$-homomorphism $\psi\colon \mathfrak A_{\Gamma} \to M_7(\mathfrak S_2)$ by the following way: \begin{gather*} \psi(a)=\begin{pmatrix} \lambda_1 e& 0 & 0&0&0&0&0\\ 0&\lambda_1 e&0&0&0&0&0\\ 0&0& \lambda_2 e&0&0&0&0\\ 0&0&0&\lambda_2 e&0&0&0\\ 0&0&0& 0&\lambda_2 e&0&0\\ 0&0&0&0&0&\lambda_3 e&0\\ 0&0&0&0&0&0&\lambda_3 e \end{pmatrix}, \\ \psi(b) =\begin{pmatrix} 0& 0 & e&e&a_1+ia_2&0&0\\ 0&0& 0&e&e&0&0\\ e&0&0&0&0&e&0\\ e&e&0& 0&0&0&2e\\ a_1-ia_2&e&0&0&0&0&0\\ 0&0&e&0&0&0&0\\ 0&0&0&2e&0&0&0 \end{pmatrix} \end{gather*} It is easy to check that the functor $F_{\psi}$ is full. \end{proof} \subsection{$*$-Wild quadratic and cubic relations}\label{sec:3.1.5} {\bf 1.} The relation $(I_0)$ $0=0$ defines the standard wild $*$-algebra $\mathfrak S_2 = \mathbb{C}\langle a,b \mid a^* =a, b^* =b\rangle$. By the theorem, the $*$-representations theory of it contains $*$-representations of every finitely generated $*$-algebra. {\bf 2.} The relation $(I_1)$ $a^2=e$ defines the $*$-algebra $ \mathbb{C}\langle a,b \mid a^* =a, b^* =b, a^2=e\rangle$. \begin{proposition} The $*$-algebra $\mathfrak D= \mathbb{C}\langle a,b \mid a^* =a, b^* =b, a^2=e\rangle$ is $*$-wild. \end{proposition} \begin{proof} We will show that $\mathfrak D= \mathbb{C}\langle a,b \mid a^* =a, b^* =b, a^2=e\rangle \succ \mathcal P_{3,\perp2}=\mathbb{C}\langle p_1, p_2, p_3 \mid p_i^* = p_i, p_i^2 = p_i, p_1p_2 =p_2p_1=0\rangle$. To show it, we give the $*$-homomorphism $\psi:\mathfrak D \to \mathcal P_{3,\perp2}$ as follows: \begin{eqnarray*} \psi(a)= p-(e-p)=2 p-e\\ \psi(b)=p_1+\frac {1}{2} p_2 + \frac{1}{3} (e-p_1-p_2) \end{eqnarray*} It is easy to check that the corresponding functor $F_{\psi}: \rep \mathcal P_{3,\perp2} \to \rep \mathfrak D$ is full. \end{proof} {\bf 3} Now we give a criterion in terms of coefficients, when a quadratic $*$-algebra $\frak A =\Bbb C \langle a, b \mid a=a^*,\quad b=b^*,\quad P_2(a,b)= \alpha a^2 + \beta b^2 + \hbar /i\left [a,b\right ] + \gamma \{a,b\} +\delta a + \epsilon b + \chi I = 0. \rangle$ ($ \alpha,\beta , \hbar,\gamma,\delta \epsilon, \chi \in {\Bbb R}^1$). is $*$-wild. \begin{theorem} A $*$-algebra $\frak A$ is a $*$-wild if and only if there are one of the following conditions: \begin{enumerate} \item $ \alpha=\beta=\gamma=\hbar=\delta=\epsilon=\chi=0$ \item $ (\chi-\frac {\delta^2}{4\alpha})\alpha<0$, $\beta=\gamma=\hbar=\epsilon=0$; \item $ (\chi-\frac {\epsilon^2}{4\beta})\beta<0$, $\alpha=\gamma=\hbar=\delta=0$; \item $\gamma^2=\beta\alpha \ne 0, \quad \alpha(\chi-\frac{\delta^2}{4\alpha})<0$, $ \frac{\delta^2}{\alpha}=\frac{\epsilon^2}{\beta} $, $\hbar=0$. \end{enumerate} \end{theorem} \begin{proof}. The $*$-algebra with two self-adjoint variables and quadratic relations is wild iff there exists a change of variables such that the algebra can be transform to the $*$-algebra $\mathfrak S_2 = \Bbb C \langle a, b \mid a=a^*,\quad b=b^*\rangle$ or $*$-algebra $\mathfrak D = \Bbb C \langle a, b \mid a=a^*,\quad b=b^*, \quad a^2=e \rangle$. Such quadratic $*$-algebras one can define by imposing one of the conditions 1-4. \end{proof} {\bf 4} Now we consider the pair of self-adjoint operators which satisfy to the cubic semi-linear relations: \begin{equation}\label{cub} \epsilon\{A^2,B\}+i\delta[A^2,B]+2\mu ABA +i\gamma[A,B] +2\beta \{A,B\}+\alpha B=0 \end{equation} For the relation (\ref{cub}) corresponds a $*$-algebra $\mathfrak A_3 ={\Bbb C}\langle a,b \mid a=a^*,b= b^*, \qquad \epsilon\{a^2,b\}+i\delta[a^2,b]+2\mu aba +i\gamma[a,b] +2\beta \{a,b\}+\alpha b\rangle$. Then the corresponding characteristic function is following: \begin{eqnarray}\label{qpline} \Phi(t,s)&=\epsilon (t^2+s^2) + i\delta(t^2-s^2)+ 2\mu ts + i(\gamma)(t-s)+ 2\beta\{a,b\}+\alpha b \end{eqnarray} ($\alpha, \beta, \gamma, \delta \in {\Bbb R}^1 $); It follows from general theory of semi-linear relations that the corresponding $*$-algebra is $*$-wild if and only the equation $\Phi(t,s)=0$ has either two solutions of the next form ($t_1,t_1$), ($t_1,t_2$), where $t_1 \ne t_2$ either two solutions of the next form $(t_1,t_2)$, $(t_1,t_3)$, where $t_1,t_2,t_3$ are different. The equation $\Phi(t,s)=0$ decompose by natural way to the system of two equations \begin{gather*} \left \{ \begin{array}{lll} \Phi_1(t,s)&=&\epsilon t^2+2\mu ts + \epsilon s^2 + 2\beta t + 2\beta s + \alpha=0 \\ \Phi_2 (t,s)& =& \delta (t^2 - s^2)+ \gamma (t-s)=0 \end{array} \right. \end{gather*} At first we assume that $\delta = \gamma =0$ ($\Phi_2(t,s)\equiv 0$). The equation $\Phi_1(t,s)=0$ defines the curve of the second order. These curves have next invariants: \begin{gather*} I_1=2\epsilon;\\ I_2= \begin{vmatrix} \epsilon &\mu \\ \mu & \epsilon \end{vmatrix}=\epsilon^2 -\mu^2; \\ I_3= \begin{vmatrix} \epsilon &\mu &\beta\\ \mu & \epsilon &\beta \\ \beta & \beta &\alpha \end{vmatrix}=(\epsilon^2 -\mu^2)\alpha -2\beta^2(\epsilon-\mu) \end{gather*} If $I_2\ne 0$ then the equation $\Phi_1(t,s)=0$ define a central curve. By affine transformation of variables the equation one can bring to the following form: \begin{equation}\label{tri} (\epsilon +\mu){\hat t}^2+(\epsilon -\mu){\hat s}^2+ \frac{I_3}{I_2}=0 \end{equation} a) Let $I_2>0$ If $I_3=0$ then the solutions set of equation (\ref{tri}) (it means that $\Phi(t,s)=0$ too) has only one point. Hence The $*$-algebra $\mathfrak A_3$ is not wild. If $I_3>0$ then the solutions set of (\ref{tri}) is empty. Therefore the $*$-algebra $\mathfrak A_3$ is not wild. If $I_3<0$ then the equations (\ref{tri}) is an ellipse equation. Therefore there are two solutions $(t_1, t_2)$, $(t_1,t_3)$ such that $t_2\ne t_3$. Hence the $*$-algebra $\mathfrak A_3$ is $*$-wild. b) Let $I_2<0$ then the equation $\Phi(t,s)=0$ has a hyperbolic type. If $I_3=0$ then we have a pair of intersecting straight line. Hence it is easy to see that the $*$-algebra $\mathfrak A_3$ is $*$-wild. If $I_3\ne 0$ then we have a hyperbola equation. This equation have not more then one solution only in case that the asymptotes are orthogonal and parallel to the coordinate axis. That is case when $\epsilon =0$. Hence, if the $\epsilon \ne 0$ then the $*$-algebra $\mathfrak A_3 $ is wild. c) Let $I_2=0$. Then the equation $\Phi_1(t,s)=0$ has a parabolic type (the curve is not central). Let $I_3=0$ then $\epsilon=\mu$ and \begin{gather} \Phi_1(t,s)=\epsilon(t+s)^2+2\beta(t+s)+\alpha=0 \end{gather} If $\beta^2-\alpha\epsilon<0$ then the equation $\Phi_1(t,s)=0$ have not solutions and the $*$-algebra $\frak A_3$ is not wild. If $\beta^2-\alpha\epsilon<0$ then $t+s=-frac{\beta}{\epsilon}$ and it is obviously that the $*$-algebra $\frak A_3$ is not wild. If $\beta^2-\alpha\epsilon>0$ then the equation $\Phi_1(t,s)=0$ describe a pair of parallel lines. Hence the solutions set contains a two solution $(t_1,t_2)$ , $(t_1,t_3)$ such that $t_2 \ne t_3)$. Therefore the $*$-algebra $\mathfrak A_3$ is $*$-wild. If $I_2=0$, $I_3\ne0$ then the equation $\Phi_1(t,s)=0$ is a parabola equation. In that case, if $\beta^2-\epsilon\alpha-4\beta t >0$ we have two solutions of the equation $\Phi_1(t,s)=0$ for one value $t$ and the $*$-algebra $\mathfrak A_3$ is $*$-wild. Now we consider the case $\Phi_1(t,s)\equiv 0$, $\delta \ne 0$. \begin{equation} \Phi_2(t,s)=(t-s)(\delta t+\delta s +\gamma)=0 \end{equation} In that case the equation $\Phi_2(t,s)=0$ defines the pairs of intersecting and non coinciding lines. Therefore the $*$-algebra $\mathfrak A_3$ is $*$-wild. Now we consider the case $\Phi_1(t,s)\Phi_2(t,s) \ne 0$. It is obviously that if $\Phi_1(t,s)=0$ or $\Phi_2(t,s)=0$ generate the non $*$-wild $*$-algebras then \begin{equation}\label{sis} \left \{ \begin{array}{lll} \Phi_1(t,s)&=&0 \\ \Phi_2 (t,s)& =& 0 \end{array}\right. \end{equation} corresponds a non $*$-wild $*$-algebra too. Therefore we should study the case $\Phi_1(t,s)=0$ and $\Phi_2(t,s)=0$ generate a $*$-wild $*$-algebras. It is following that $\delta(\epsilon^2+\mu^2)\ne 0$. By affine change of variables the system (\ref{sis}) one can bring to the form \begin{gather*} \left \{ \begin{array}{lll}\tilde \Phi_1(\tilde t,\tilde s)&=&\epsilon {\tilde t}^2+2\mu{\tilde t}{\tilde s} +\epsilon {\tilde s}^2+2\tilde {\beta}\tilde s +\tilde {\alpha} =0 \\ \tilde \Phi_2(\tilde t, \tilde s) & =& {\tilde t}^2-{\tilde s}^2)=0 \end{array}\right. \end{gather*} where $\tilde \beta = \beta - (\epsilon +\mu)\frac{\gamma}{2\delta}$, $\tilde \alpha = \alpha +(\epsilon +\mu)\frac{\gamma^2}{2\delta^2} - 2\beta\frac{\gamma}{\delta}$) The solutions set is the intersection of $\tilde \Phi_1(\tilde t, \tilde s)=0$ and of the lines pair $\tilde s =\tilde p$ and $\tilde s= -\tilde t$. Therefore, it is necessary and sufficiently for the $\frak A_3$ to be $*$-wild, that the equation $\tilde \Phi(\tilde t,\tilde s)=0$ have two solutions of the next form $(\tilde t_0,\tilde t_0)$ and $(\tilde t_0,-\tilde t_0)$. It is easy to show that such condition be fulfilled in one of the next case \begin{itemize} \item $\epsilon>0$, $\mu>0$, $2\delta\beta-\epsilon\gamma=0 $, $\alpha\delta^2-\epsilon\gamma^2<0$; \item $\mu\ne 0$, $2\delta\beta-\epsilon\gamma\ne 0 $, $\alpha\epsilon^2-I_3 +\frac{\epsilon\gamma}{\delta}\cdot \frac{(\epsilon + \mu )\gamma-4\beta\delta}{2\delta}=0$ \end{itemize} So, we prove the next theorem: \begin{theorem} The $*$-algebra $\mathfrak A_3 = {\Bbb C}\langle a,b \mid a=a^*,b= b^*, \qquad \epsilon\{a^2,b\}+i\delta[a^2,b]+2\mu aba +i\gamma[a,b] +2\beta \{a,b\}+\alpha b\rangle$ (here $\epsilon \geq 0$, $\epsilon^2+\mu^2+\delta^2\ne 0$. is $*$-wild if and only if: \begin{enumerate} \item if $\delta=\gamma=0$, then there are one of the following conditions: \begin{enumerate} \item $I_1>0$, $I_2>0$, $I_3<0$ \item $I_2<0$, $I_3=0$ \item $I_1>0$, $I_2<0$, $I_3\ne 0$ \item $I_2=0$, $I_3=0$, $ b^2-2ac>0 $ \item $I_2=0$, $I_3\ne 0$ \end{enumerate} \item if $\epsilon=\mu=\beta=\alpha=0$, then $\delta\ne 0$. \item If $\delta(\epsilon^2+\mu^2) \ne 0$ then there are one of the following conditions: \begin{enumerate} \item ether $\epsilon > 0$, $\mu=0$, $ 2\delta \beta-\epsilon\gamma =0$, $\alpha\delta^2-\epsilon\gamma^2<0$ \item $mu\ne 0$, $2\delta\beta-\epsilon\gamma \ne 0$, $\alpha \epsilon^2-I_3 + \frac{\epsilon\gamma}{\delta}\cdot \frac{\epsilon+\mu)-\gamma - 4\beta\delta}{2\delta}=0$ \end{enumerate} \end{enumerate} \end{theorem} \textbf{5}. Passing to (non-semi-linear) cubic relations, we restrict ourselves with the following proposition. \begin{proposition} $*$-Algebra \[ \mathcal{B}_2 = \mathbb{C} \langle a = a^*, b^* \mid aba = bab \rangle \] is $*$-wild. \end{proposition} \begin{proof} Let homomorphism $\psi \colon \mathcal{B}_2 \to M_4(\mathfrak{S}_2)$ be defined as follows \[ \psi(a) = \begin{pmatrix}\begin{matrix}0&e\\e&0\end{matrix} & 0\\0 &0 \end{pmatrix}, \quad \psi(b) = \begin{pmatrix}0&\begin{matrix}e&0\\0&0 \end{matrix} \\ \begin{matrix}e&0\\0&0\end{matrix} & \begin{matrix} a_1 & e \\ e & a_2\end{matrix} \end{pmatrix} \] Then the functor $F_\psi$ is full. \end{proof} \begin{remark} $*$-Wild $*$-algebra $\mathcal{B}_2 = \mathbb{C}\langle a= a^*, b= b^* \mid aba = bab\rangle$ is obtained by introducing involution $x= x^*$, $y = y^*$ on the algebra $\mathbb{C}\langle x, y \mid xyx = yxy \rangle$. This involution is not unique. If one introduce involution on this algebra by $x^\star = y$, the obtained $*$-algebra is $\mathfrak{C}_2 = \mathbb{C} \langle x, x^\star \mid x x^\star x = x^\star x x^\star \rangle$. The $*$-algebra $\mathfrak{C}_2$ is not $*$-wild (see Section~\ref{3.2.1}). \end{remark} \subsection{$*$-Wild groups. Periodic groups are not $*$-wild} \label{sec:3.1.6} In this section we study the complexity of description of unitary representations ($*$-representations of group algebras) for some discrete countable groups $G$. For groups $G_1$ and $G_2$, for which $C^*(G_1) \succ C^*(G_2)$, we will write below $G_1 \succ G_2$. If $C^*(G)$ is $*$-wild, then the description of unitary representations of such group contains as a subproblem the description of representations of any countable group; in what follows, in the book we will call them $*$-wild (from the viewpoint of complexity of their unitary representations). Below, we give a number of examples of both $*$-wild groups, and groups which are not $*$-wild. 1. Let us give a number of examples of $*$-wild groups. \begin{example} It follows directly from the given above list of $*$-wild $*$-algebras, that the groups $\mathcal{F}_n$, $n\ge 2$, and $\mathbb{Z}_n * \mathbb{Z}_m$, $n \ge 2$, $m \ge 3$ are $*$-wild. \end{example} 2. The following simple statement holds. \begin{proposition} If a group $G$ contains a normal subgroup $N$ such that $G/N = G_1$, then $G \succ G_1$. \end{proposition} \begin{proof} Denote by $\phi \colon G \to G_1$ the mapping which maps the element $g \in G$ its conjugacy class $\phi(g) in G_1 = G/N$. Then, introduce a unitary $*$-homomorphism $\psi \colon L(G) \ni f(\cdot) \to \psi(f) (g_1) = \sum_{g \colon \phi(g) = g_1} f(f) \in L(G_1) \subset C^* (G_1)$, and use the same notation $\psi$ for its unique extension to unital $*$-homomorphism from $C^*(G)$ to $C^*(G_1)$. It is clear that the corresponding functor $F_\phi \colon \rep C^*(G_1) \to \rep C^*(G)$ is full. \end{proof} The proposition above implies the following statement. \begin{corollary} A group $G$ possessing a normal subgroup $N$ such that $G/N = \mathcal{F}_2$, is $*$-wild. \end{corollary} \begin{example} Extension $G$ of any group $G_1$ by $\mathcal{F}_2$, is a $*$-wild group. \end{example} 3. Since the majorization $\succ$ is a quasi-order relation (see Section~\ref{3.1.1}), the following corollary from Proposition~\ref{??} holds. \begin{corollary} A group $G$ such that $G/N = G_1$ is $*$-wild, is $*$-wild itself. \end{corollary} \begin{example} The group $SL(2,\mathbb{Z})$ is $*$-wild, since $SL(2,\mathbb{Z})/\{e, -e\} = PSL(2, \mathbb{Z}) = \mathbb{Z}_2 * \mathbb{Z}_3$. \end{example} \begin{example} The braid group $B_2$ is $*$-wild, since its group $*$-algebra is $\mathbb{C}[B_2] = \mathbb{C} \langle u,v \mid \text{$u$, $v$ are unitary}, uvu = vuv\rangle = \mathbb{C} \langle w = uvu, z = uv \mid \text{$w$, $z$ are unitary}, w^2 = z^3\rangle$, and its quotient algebra is $\mathbb{C} \langle w,z \mid \text{$w$, $z$ are unitary}, w^2 = z^3 = e\rangle = \mathbb{C} [\mathbb{Z}_2 * \mathbb{Z}_3]$. \end{example} \begin{remark} It looks attractive to investigate, whether are $*$-wild the following groups: a) Coxeter groups which are not affine; b) $SL(n, \mathbb{Z})$, $n \ge 3$; c) hyperbolic groups; d) groups with a single generating relation, \noindent and many other known groups, which are not amenable. \end{remark} 4. Consider some examples of groups which are not $*$-wild. If $G$ is amenable, then $C^*(G)$ is nuclear, and cannot be $*$-wild. Thus, we have the following statement. \begin{proposition} If $G$ is an amenable group, then $G$ is not $*$-wild. \end{proposition} Also, the following theorem holds. \begin{theorem} Let $G$ be a periodic group, i.e., any element $g \in G$ is periodic. Then $G$ is not $*$-wild. \end{theorem} \begin{proof} Suppose that $G$ is $*$-wild, i.e., there exists a homomorphism $\phi \colon G \to U_n (C^*(\mathcal{F}_2))$ such that the functor $F \colon \rep \mathcal{F}_2 \to \rep G$ is full. Consider a family of one-dimensional representations $h_t$ of the group $\mathcal{F}_2 = \langle u, v\rangle$ in the space $\mathbb{C}$ such that $h_t(u) =1$, $h_t(v) = e^{it}$, $t\in (0, 2\pi]$, and denote by $U_t(g) = \hat h_t \circ \phi(g)$, $g \in G$, the matrix with entries being continuous functions in $t$. Since the functor $F$ is full, the representations $\hat h_{t_1} \circ \phi$ and $\hat h_{t_2} \circ \phi$ of the group $G$, are unitarily inequivalent for all $t_1 \ne t_2$. Since the irreducible representations of the group $G$ in a finite-dimensional space are uniquely defined, up to a unitary equivalence, by their characters (see, for example, \cite{kirillov}), there exists $g\in G$, such that $\tr U_{t_1}(g) \ne \tr U_{t_2}(g)$, Then $\tr U_t(g)$ is a continuous function in $t$, which is not a constant. Order the eigenvalues $k_i(t)$, $i=1$, \dots,~$n$, of the matrix $U_t(g)$ by the value of the argument. Then there exists such $i$, that $k_i(t) \ne \const$. Since for a unitary matrix the problem of finding eigenvalues is stable, the eigenvalue $k_i(t)$ is a nontrivial continuous function of $t$ on some interval $(t_1, t_2)$. But then there exists $t_0$, such that $k_i(t_0)$ will not be a root of unity. Since $G$ is a periodic group, for each $g \in G$ there exists a power $N(g)$ such that $g^{N(g)} =e$; but on the other hand, $U_{t_0}^{N(g)} \ne 1$. The obtained contradiction completes the proof. \end{proof} \begin{corollary} It follows from the theorem, that there are groups, which are not $*$-wild, and not amenable. Those are, for example, Burnside groups $B(m,n)$, which are not amenable for odd $n \ge 665$, and $m \ge 2$ (see \cite{adjan}). \end{corollary}
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