Asymptotic Cyclic Cohomology

ISBN-13: 9783540619864 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 244 str.

Michael Puschnigg

Opis

The aim of cyclic cohomology theories is the approximation of K-theory by cohomology theories defined by natural chain complexes. The basic example is the approximation of topological K-theory by de Rham cohomology via the classical Chern character. A cyclic cohomology theory for operator algebras is developed in the book, based on Connes' work on noncommutative geometry. Asymptotic cyclic cohomology faithfully reflects the basic properties and features of operator K-theory. It thus becomes a natural target for a Chern character. The central result of the book is a general Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch theorem in noncommutative geometry with values in asymptotic cyclic homology. Besides this, the book contains numerous examples and calculations of asymptotic cyclic cohomology groups.

Spis treści

The asymptotic homotopy category.- Algebraic de Rham complexes.- Cyclic cohomology.- Homotopy properties of X-complexes.- The analytic X-complex.- The asymptotic X-complex.- Asymptotic cyclic cohomology of dense subalgebras.- Products.- Exact sequences.- KK-theory and asymptotic cohomology.- Examples.