Structure and \(K\)-theory of \(\ell^p\) uniform Roe algebras (Q2073791)

Let \(X\) be a metric space of bounded geometry. For \(1\leq p<\infty\), the associated \(l^p\) uniform Roe algebra, denoted by \(B^p_u(X)\), is the operator norm closure of the algebra of all bounded operators on \(l^p(X)\) of finite propagation. \par It is shown that if the asymptotic dimension of \(X\) is \(\leq 1\), then the canonical \(K\)-theory map \(K_0(l^\infty(X))\to K_0(B^p_u(X))\) is surjective for any \(p\in[1,\infty)\); if \(X\) is additionally non-amenable, then \(K_0(B^p_u(X))=0\). In the case when \(X\) is a finitely generated group with the word length metric, \(K_0(B^p_u(X))\) is shown to be a complete invariant for the coarse equivalence class of the group, and does not depend on~\(p\).