Topological and bivariant K-theory
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Topological and bivariant K-theory
zbMATH Open document ID: 1139.19001
author: Joachim Cuntz
author: Ralf Meyer
author: Jonathan M. Rosenberg
published in: Oberwolfach Seminars
publication date: 2007-06-08T00:00:00Z
review text: Publisher's summary: ``Topological \(K\)-theory is one of the most important invariants for noncommutative algebras equipped with a suitable topology. Bott periodicity, homotopy invariance, and various long exact sequences distinguish it from algebraic \(K\)-theory. This book describes a bivariant \(K\)-theory for bornological algebras, which provides a vast generalization of topological \(K\)-theory. In addition, it details other approaches to bivariant \(K\)-theories for operator algebras. The book studies a number of applications, including \(K\)-theory of crossed products, the Baum-Connes assembly map, twisted \(K\)-theory with some if its applications, and some variants of the Atiyah-Singer index theorem.'' The book is some review of new trends in the subjects, but it seems to be difficult for beginners: the review of the BDF theory (Chapter 8) and its classical applications to the spectral theory, to the group \(C^*\)-algebras and to the theory of pseudodifferential operators, before the cyclic theories appeared is not enough clarified; Chapter 11 is too short. Maybe the reader could not imagine the importance of the operator \(K\)-theories in the classical applications and in the new application like \(T\)-duality and mirror symmetry in physics.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 19-02
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 46L80
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 46L85
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 58J20
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81T75
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 19Cxx
zbMATH DE Number: 5162645
zbMATH Keywords: bornological algebras
zbMATH Keywords: topological K-theory
zbMATH Keywords: bivariant K-theory
reviewed by: Do Ngoc Diep
MaRDI profile type: Publication
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5162645