Overview
K-theory is often considered a complicated `specialist's' theory. This book is an introduction to the basics and provides detailed explanation of the various concepts required for a deeper understanding of the subject. Some familiarity with basic C*algebra theory is assumed and then follows a careful construction and analysis of the operator K-theory groups and proof of the results of K-theory, including Bott periodicity. Of specific interest to algebraists and geometrists, the book aims to give full instruction. No details are left out in the presentation and many instructive and generously hinted exercises are provided. Apart from K-theory, this book offers complete and self contained expositions of important advanced C*-algebraic constructions like tensor products, multiplier algebras and Hilbert modules.
Full Product Details
Author: N. E. Wegge-Olsen (Mathematics Institute, Mathematics Institute, Universitetsparken, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.10cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 0.760kg
ISBN: 9780198596943
ISBN 10: 0198596944
Pages: 382
Publication Date: 11 March 1993
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Should be of great value and benefit to graduate students and anyone starting to learn K-theory. It is a comprehensive source for many references and could easily be used to teach a course. The reviewer enjoyed reading the book and highly recommends it to all K-theory lovers. --Mathematical Reviews
'no details are left out in the presentation, and many instructive and generously hinted exercises are provided' L'Enseignement Mathematique, 3-4 1993 ... it is written in a very lively and user friendly style... Altogether I think this book is very recommendable as a first introduction to the subject. Monatshefte fur Mathematik, 3 April 1995
'no details are left out in the presentation, and many instructive and generously hinted exercises are provided' L'Enseignement Mathematique, 3-4 1993 `... it is written in a very lively and user friendly style... Altogether I think this book is very recommendable as a first introduction to the subject.' Monatshefte fur Mathematik, 3 April 1995
Should be of great value and benefit to graduate students and anyone starting to learn K-theory. It is a comprehensive source for many references and could easily be used to teach a course. The reviewer enjoyed reading the book and highly recommends it to all K-theory lovers. --Mathematical Reviews<br>
