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A Geometric Description of Equivariant K-Homology for Proper Actions

K-Theory and Homology 2012-10-12 v1 Geometric Topology

Abstract

Let G be a discrete group and let X be a G-finite, proper G-CW-complex. We prove that Kasparov's equivariant K-homology groups KK^G(C_0(X),\C) are isomorphic to the geometric equivariant K-homology groups of X that are obtained by making the geometric K-homology theory of Baum and Douglas equivariant in the natural way. This reconciles the original and current formulations of the Baum-Connes conjecture for discrete groups.

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@article{arxiv.0907.2066,
  title  = {A Geometric Description of Equivariant K-Homology for Proper Actions},
  author = {Paul Baum and Nigel Higson and Thomas Schick},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.2066},
  year   = {2012}
}

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33 pages, 1 figure, pdflatex