Simplicity of algebras associated to \'etale groupoids
  We prove that the C*-algebra of a second-countable, \'etale, amenable groupoid is simple if and only if the groupoid is topologically principal and minimal. We also show that if G has totally disconnected unit space, then the associated complex *-algebra introduced by Steinberg is simple if and only if the interior of the isotropy subgroupoid of G is equal to the unit space and G is minimal. 
Jonathan H. Brown, Lisa Orloff Clark, Cynthia Farthing and Aidan Sims
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