Topology, C*-algebras, and string duality

Introduction and motivation -- K-theory and its relevance to physics -- A few basics of C*-algebras and crossed products -- Continuous-trace algebras and twisted K-theory -- More on crossed products and their K-theory -- The topology of T-duality and the Bunke-Schick construction -- T-duality via cr...

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1. Verfasser:	Rosenberg, Jonathan (VerfasserIn)
Körperschaft:	National Science Foundation Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	Providence, R.I American Mathematical Society 2009
Schriftenreihe:	Regional conference series in mathematics 111
Schlagworte:	Algebraic topology > C*-algebras > Duality theory (Mathematics) > Konferenzschrift > Algebraische Topologie > C-Stern-Algebra > Dualitätstheorie
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Zusammenfassung:	Introduction and motivation -- K-theory and its relevance to physics -- A few basics of C-algebras and crossed products -- Continuous-trace algebras and twisted K-theory -- More on crossed products and their K-theory -- The topology of T-duality and the Bunke-Schick construction -- T-duality via crossed products -- Higher-dimensional T-duality via topological methods -- Higher-dimensional T-duality via C-algebraic methods -- Advanced topics and open problems.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	VIII, 110 S. graph. Darst.
ISBN:	0821849220 0-8218-4922-0 9780821849224 978-0-8218-4922-4