On strong shift equivalence for row-finite graphs and C*-algebras

Abstract: This note extends and strengthens a theorem of Bates that says that row-finite graphs that are strong shift equivalent have Morita equivalent graph C*-algebras. This allows us to ask whether our stronger notion of Morita equivalence does in fact characterise strong shift equivalence. We believe this will be relevant for future research on infinite graphs and their C*-algebras. We also study insplits and outsplits as particular examples of strong shift equivalences and show that the induced Morita equivalences respect a whole family of weighted gauge actions. We then ask whether strong shift equivalence is generated by (generalised) insplits and outsplits.