A finite-dimensional approach to the strong Novikov conjecture

DOI10.2140/AGT.2013.13.2283zbMATH Open1277.19002arXiv1203.6168OpenAlexW2071458987WikidataQ122875770 ScholiaQ122875770MaRDI QIDQ351693FDOQ351693

Authors: Rufus Willett, Guoliang Yu, Daniel Ramras 

Publication date: 9 July 2013

Published in: Algebraic \& Geometric Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to introduce an approach to the (strong) Novikov conjecture based on continuous families of finite dimensional representations: this is partly inspired by ideas of Lusztig using the Atiyah-Singer families index theorem, and partly by Carlsson's deformation $K$--theory. Using this approach, we give new proofs of the strong Novikov conjecture in several interesting cases, including crystallographic groups and surface groups. The method presented here is relatively accessible compared with other proofs of the Novikov conjecture, and also yields some information about the $K$--theory and cohomology of representation spaces.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1203.6168

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zbMATH Keywords

Baum-Connes conjecturerepresentationK-homologyNovikov conjectureslant product

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

(C^*)-algebras and (W^*)-algebras in relation to group representations (22D25) (K)-theory and operator algebras (including cyclic theory) (46L80) Noncommutative topology (46L85) Index theory (19K56) Stable classes of vector space bundles in algebraic topology and relations to (K)-theory (55R50) Kasparov theory ((KK)-theory) (19K35) Topological (K)-theory (55N15)

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