A new description of Kasparov's theory of \(C^*\)-algebra extensions (Q1262509)

The Kasparov's Ext-theory for \(C^*\)-algebras is shown to be definable as a topological version of Yoneda's Ext-theory for modules. Moreover a description of the Ext-theory for \(C^*\)-algebras is given in terms of a universal \(C^*\)-algebra which is the crossed product by \({\mathbb{Z}}_ 2\) of Cuntz's \(C^*\)-algebra qA [see \textit{J. Cuntz}, K-theory 1, 31-51 (1987; Zbl 0636.55001)].