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Algebraic characterization of quasi-isometric spaces via the Higson compactification

Metric Geometry 2013-11-15 v1 General Topology

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to characterize the quasi-isometry type of a proper metric space via the Banach algebra of Higson functions on it.

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@article{arxiv.1311.3488,
  title  = {Algebraic characterization of quasi-isometric spaces via the Higson compactification},
  author = {Jesús A. Álvarez López and Alberto Candel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.3488},
  year   = {2013}
}