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K-Theory for Real C*-algebras via Unitary Elements with Symmetries

Operator Algebras 2019-10-22 v3 K-Theory and Homology

Abstract

We prove that all eight KO groups for a real C*-algebra can be constructed from homotopy classes of unitary matrices that respect a variety of symmetries. In this manifestation of the KO groups, all eight boundary maps in the 24-term exact sequence associated to an ideal in a real C*-algebra can be computed as exponential or index maps with formulas that are nearly identical to the complex case.

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@article{arxiv.1504.03284,
  title  = {K-Theory for Real C*-algebras via Unitary Elements with Symmetries},
  author = {Jeffrey L. Boersema and Terry A. Loring},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.03284},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

79 pages. Reorganization of sections and notational clarifications since previous edition