This monograph is devoted to the Isomorphism Conjectures formulated by
Baum and Connes, and by Farrell and Jones. These conjectures are
central to the study of the topological K-theory of reduced group
C*-algebras and the algebraic K- and L-theory of group rings. They
have far-reaching applications in algebra, geometry, group theory,
operator theory, and topology. The book provides a detailed account of
the development of these conjectures, their current status, methods of
proof, and their wide-ranging implications. These conjectures are not
only powerful tools for concrete computations but also play a crucial
role in proving other major conjectures. Among these are the Borel
Conjecture on the topological rigidity of aspherical closed manifolds,
the (stable) Gromov–Lawson–Rosenberg Conjecture on the existence
of Riemannian metrics with positive scalar curvature on closed
Spin-manifolds, Kaplansky’s Idempotent Conjecture and the related
Kadison Conjecture, the Novikov Conjecture on the homotopy invariance
of higher signatures, and conjectures concerning the vanishing of the
reduced projective class group and the Whitehead group of torsionfree
groups.
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ISBN
9783031989766
Publisert
2025
Utgiver
Springer Nature
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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