The soft torus and applications to almost commuting matrices (Q689738)
From MaRDI portal
scientific article
Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
---|---|---|---|
English | The soft torus and applications to almost commuting matrices |
scientific article |
Statements
The soft torus and applications to almost commuting matrices (English)
0 references
17 November 1993
0 references
The ``soft torus'' \(A_ \varepsilon\) is defined to be the universal \(C^*\)-algebra generated by a pair of unitaries for which the commutator has norm less than or equal to \(\varepsilon\). We show that the \(K\)-theory of \(A_ \varepsilon\) is naturally isomorphic to the \(K\)-theory of the algebra of continuous functions on the two-torus, although these algebras are not homotopically equivalent. This result is applied to give a new proof of the equality of certain invariants associated to almost commuting unitary matrices, namely the \(K\)-theory invariant and the winding number invariant.
0 references
soft torus
0 references
universal \(C^*\)-algebra
0 references
\(K\)-theory
0 references
equality of certain invariants associated to almost commuting unitary matrices
0 references
\(K\)-theory invariant
0 references
winding number invariant
0 references