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Three papers on operator algebras in geometric topology - Softcover

Nikolaev, Igor

 
9783659444883: Three papers on operator algebras in geometric topology

Synopsis

This short monograph offers a new vista of geometric topology from the standpoint of operator algebras. The common topic are functors from topological and geometric spaces to a category of operator algebras; such functors help to solve open problems in topology which are out of reach otherwise. Chapter 1 deals with new invariants of three-dimensional manifolds obtained from operator algebras. Chapter 2 links homology invariants of three-dimensional manifolds with the K-theory of Cuntz-Krieger algebras. Chapter 3 settles the Harvey conjecture for the mapping class group using ideas and methods of the noncommutative geometry.

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About the Author

The author is a mathematician specializing in noncommutative geometry. Graduated in Moscow, taught in Calgary, he was doingresearch in Montreal and now in Toronto. Other works include books"Foliations on Surfaces" and "Flows on 2-Dimensional Manifolds"(joint with Evgeny Zhuzhoma) published by Springer-Verlag,Germany.

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