Traces on group C^-algebras, sofic groups and Lück's conjecture

DOI10.1016/J.EXMATH.2015.12.008zbMATH Open1368.46047arXiv1501.05753OpenAlexW2963845161WikidataQ123166997 ScholiaQ123166997MaRDI QIDQ346259FDOQ346259

Authors: Gül Balci, Georges Skandalis 

Publication date: 5 December 2016

Published in: Expositiones Mathematicae (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We give an alternate proof of a Theorem of Elek and Szabo establishing L"uck's determinant conjecture for sofic groups. Our proof is based on traces on group C*-algebras. We briefly discuss the relation with Atiyah's problem on the integrality of $L^2$-Betti numbers.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1501.05753

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zbMATH Keywords

sofic groupsdeterminants on operator algebrastraces on \(C^\ast\)-algebras

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometric group theory (20F65) General theory of von Neumann algebras (46L10)

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