Topology, C*-algebras, and string duality / Jonathan Rosenberg.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Rosenberg, Jonathan M. (Jonathan Micah), 1951- author.

Contributor:

Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences.

Conference Name:

NSF-CBMS Regional Conference in the Mathematical Sciences on Topology, C*-Algebras, and String Duality (2009 : Texas Christian University)

Series:

Regional conference series in mathematics ; no. 111.

CBMS Regional Conference Series in Mathematics, 2380-5668 ; v. 111

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Algebraic topology.

C*-algebras.

Duality theory (Mathematics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 110 pages : illustrations)

Place of Publication:

Providence, R.I. : Published for the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences by the American Mathematical Society, c2009.

System Details:

Mode of access : World Wide Web

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction and motivation Chapter 2. $K$-theory and its relevance to physics Chapter 3. A few basics of $C$*-algebras and crossed products Chapter 4. Continuous-trace algebras and twisted $K$-theory Chapter 5. More on crossed products and their $K$-theory Chapter 6. The topology of T-duality and the Bunke-Schick construction Chapter 7. T-duality via crossed products Chapter 8. Higher-dimensional T-duality via topological methods Chapter 9. Higher-dimensional T-duality via $C$*-algebraic methods Chapter 10. Advanced topics and open problems

Notes:

"NSF-CBMS Regional Conference in the Mathematical Sciences on Topology, C*-Algebras, and String Duality held at Texas Christian University, Forth Worth, Texas, May 18-22, 2009"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society. 2012

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Rosenberg, Jonathan M. 1951- Topology, C*-algebras, and string duality /

ISBN:

9781470415693 (online)

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