Dynamical complexity and controlled operator K-theory

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Authors: Erik Guentner, Rufus Willett, Guoliang Yu

Publication date: 7 September 2016

Abstract: In this paper, we introduce a property of topological dynamical systems that we call finite dynamical complexity. For systems with this property, one can in principle compute the

K

-theory of the associated crossed product

C^{*}

-algebra by splitting it up into simpler pieces and using the methods of controlled

K

-theory. The main part of the paper illustrates this idea by giving a new proof of the Baum-Connes conjecture for actions with finite dynamical complexity. We have tried to keep the paper as self-contained as possible: we hope the main part will be accessible to someone with the equivalent of a first course in operator

K

-theory. In particular, we do not assume prior knowledge of controlled

K

-theory, and use a new and concrete model for the Baum-Connes conjecture with coefficients that requires no bivariant

K

-theory to set up.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dynamical systems involving transformations and group actions with special properties (minimality, distality, proximality, expansivity, etc.) (37B05) (K)-theory and operator algebras (including cyclic theory) (46L80) Noncommutative topology (46L85) Index theory (19K56)

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