Introduction to the Baum-Connes Conjecture

by Alain Valette

A quick description of the conjecture The Baum-Connes conjecture is part of Alain Connes'tantalizing "noncommuta- tive geometry" programme 18]. It is in some sense the most "commutative" part of this programme, since it bridges with classical geometry and topology. Let r be a countable group. The Baum-Connes conjecture identifies two objects associated with r, one analytical and one geometrical/topological. The right-hand side of the conjecture, or...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3764367067
• ISBN13: 9783764367060
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.4"