Asymptotic cyclic cohomology (Q2564765)

One of the central tools of noncommutative geometry is the Chern character from \(K\)-theory and \(K\)-homology to cyclic (co)homology. In contrast to usual differential geometry, where \(K\)-theory and de-Rham cohomology have very similar properties, usual cyclic cohomology has quite different properties than \(K\)-theory. The aim of this book is to present a version of cyclic cohomology, called asymptotic cyclic cohomology, which is more similar to \(K\)-theory and to construct the corresponding Chern character. The name asymptotic cyclic cohomology is chosen following \textit{A. Connes} and \textit{H. Moscovici} [Topology 29, No. 3, 345-388 (1990; Zbl 0759.58047)] although it has a different meaning than in that paper. Most results of the book are from the author's thesis [\textit{M. Puschnigg}, ``Asymptotic cyclic cohomology'', Thesis. Heidelberg: Univ. Heidelberg, Naturwiss.-Math. Gesamtfak., 211p. (1993; Zbl 0827.19001)]. The main addition is the last chapter, which contains explicit computations of the stable cyclic cohomology of commutative \(C^{*}\)-algebras and several other examples. The starting point for the development is the observation that \(K\)-theory of \(C^{*}\)-algebras is also functorial for asymptotic homomorphisms, which is not the case for the usual cyclic theory. Thus, the main guideline is to construct a cyclic theory which is functorial for (linear) asymptotic homomorphisms, too. This is done for bivariant groups and even in a more general setting then Banach algebras, namely for admissible Fréchet algebras. The main ingredients in the construction are the periodic de-Rham complex and the \(X\)-complex of \textit{J. Cuntz} and \textit{D. Quillen} [J. Am. Math. Soc. 8, No. 2, 251-289 (1995; Zbl 0838.19001)] and ``Cyclic homology and nonsingularity'' [J. Am. Math. Soc. 8, No. 2, 373-442 (1995; Zbl 0838.19002)]. After the construction of the bivariant asymptotic cyclic theory, the author constructs the Chern character from \(K\)-theory to asymptotic cyclic cohomology. Next, the main properties of the theory are discussed. It is shown that in many cases the inclusion of a dense subalgebra induces an equivalence in the cyclic theory and various products are defined. Using these, stable Morita invariance and a stable version of cohomological Bott periodicity are proved and various exact sequences are derived. Then the author introduces the bivariant Chern character and proves a generalized Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch theorem. The last chapter contains several examples.