Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part One Background
- 1 C∗-algebras
- 2 K-theory for C∗-algebras
- 3 Motivation: Positive Scalar Curvature on Tori
- Part Two Roe Algebras, Localisation Algebras and Assembly
- Part Three Differential Operators
- Part Four Higher Index Theory and Assembly
- Appendices
- References
- Index of Symbols
- Index
3 - Motivation: Positive Scalar Curvature on Tori
from Part One - Background
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 June 2020
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part One Background
- 1 C∗-algebras
- 2 K-theory for C∗-algebras
- 3 Motivation: Positive Scalar Curvature on Tori
- Part Two Roe Algebras, Localisation Algebras and Assembly
- Part Three Differential Operators
- Part Four Higher Index Theory and Assembly
- Appendices
- References
- Index of Symbols
- Index
Summary
Motivations for studying higher index theory, based on the Dirac operator approach to the existence of positive scalar curvature metrics.
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- Higher Index Theory , pp. 142 - 160Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020