Groupoid dynamical systems and crossed product, I. The case of \(W^*\)- systems (Q1070497)

The author presents an extension of the theory of crossed products from the case of groups to the case of groupoids. This is done on the basis of the non-commutative integration theory of Connes. This is an elaborate paper, and the author successively discusses direct integral theory over singular spaces, standard representations, \(W^*\)-groupoid dynamical systems, skew products, and Poincaré suspension. The author gives some interesting examples, including Anosov foliations.