The Novikov conjecture

G. Yu

Trudy Matematicheskogo Instituta imeni V.A. Steklova, Tome 74 (2019) no. 3, pp. 525-541

Résumé

This is a survey of recent developments on the Novikov conjecture and its applications to topological rigidity and non-rigidity. Bibliography: 77 titles.

Détail

Keywords: Novikov conjecture, $K$-theory, geometric group theory.
Mots-clés : Baum–Connes conjecture

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