Hochschild and cyclic homology of finite type algebras (Q1266991)

For a commutative algebra \(A\) of finite type the geometry and topology of its primitive ideal spectrum \(\text{Prim}(A)\) are closely connected with the Hochschild \(HH_\ast(A)\) and periodic cyclic \(HP_\ast(A)\) homology groups [see e.g. \textit{G. Hochschild, B. Kostant} and \textit{A. Rosenberg}, Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 102, 383-408 (1962; Zbl 0102.27701) and \textit{G. Rinehart}, ibid. 108, 195-222 (1963; Zbl 0113.26204)]. The authors generalize this to the larger class of finite type algebras. The main result relates \(HP_\ast(A)\) and the topology of \(\text{Prim}(A)\) of a finite type algebra \(A\), showing that the homology groups \(HP_\ast(A)\) are a good substitute for de Rham cohomology of \(\text{Prim}(A)\).