Equivariant K-Theory and Freeness of Group Actions on C*-Algebras

ISBN-13: 9783540182771 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 374 str.

N. Christopher Phillips

Opis

Offers an exposition of equivariant K-theory and KK-theory, assuming only a general knowledge of C*-algebras and some ordinary K-theory. This book examines the implications of K-theoretic freeness for actions on type I and AF algebras.

Spis treści

Introduction: The commutative case.- Equivariant K-theory of C*-algebras.- to equivariant KK-theory.- Basic properties of K-freeness.- Subgroups.- Tensor products.- K-freeness, saturation, and the strong connes spectrum.- Type I algebras.- AF algebras.