An Analytic Novikov Conjecture for Semigroups

2011/10/27 by Paul D. Mitchener, Mitchener, Paul D.
Mathematics · #46L80 #Advanced Operator Algebra Research #FOS: Mathematics #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #K-Theory and Homology (math.KT) #Operator Algebras (math.OA)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1110.6041

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Abstract

In this article we formulate a version of the analytic Novikov conjecture for semigroups rather than groups, and show that the descent argument from coarse geometry generalises effectively to this new situation.

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