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L2-Invariants: Theory and Applications to Geometry and K-Theory

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  • © 2002

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Authors:
  1. Wolfgang Lück

    1. Mathematisches Institut, Universität Münster, Münster, Germany

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  • A comprehensive introduction to the field of L2-Invariants
  • Presents the most recent results and developments
  • Chapters are kept as independent of one other as possible
  • Each chapter includes exercises; hints to their solution are given
  • Contains an extensive index
  • The book will become a standard reference work in the field of L2-invariants
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Introduction

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 1-12

  3. L 2-Betti Numbers

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 13-69

  4. Novikov-Shubin Invariants

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 71-118

  5. L 2-Torsion

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 119-210

  6. L 2-Invariants of 3-Manifolds

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 211-221

  7. L 2-Invariants of Symmetric Spaces

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 223-234

  8. L 2-Invariants for General Spaces with Group Action

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 235-292

  9. Applications to Groups

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 293-316

  10. The Algebra of Affiliated Operators

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 317-334

  11. Middle Algebraic K-Theory and L-Theory of von Neumann Algebras

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 335-368

  12. The Atiyah Conjecture

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 369-416

  13. The Singer Conjecture

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 417-435

  14. The Zero-in-the-Spectrum Conjecture

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 437-451

  15. The Approximation Conjecture and the Determinant Conjecture

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 453-484

  16. L 2-Invariants and the Simplicial Volume

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 485-506

  17. Survey on Other Topics Related to L 2-Invariants

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 507-509

  18. Solutions of the Exercises

    • Wolfgang Lück
    Pages 511-557

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 559-595
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About this book

In algebraic topology some classical invariants - such as Betti numbers and Reidemeister torsion - are defined for compact spaces and finite group actions. They can be generalized using von Neumann algebras and their traces, and applied also to non-compact spaces and infinite groups. These new L2-invariants contain very interesting and novel information and can be applied to problems arising in topology, K-Theory, differential geometry, non-commutative geometry and spectral theory. It is particularly these interactions with different fields that make L2-invariants very powerful and exciting. The book presents a comprehensive introduction to this area of research, as well as its most recent results and developments. It is written in a way which enables the reader to pick out a favourite topic and to find the result she or he is interested in quickly and without being forced to go through other material.

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"The book under review represents a fundamental monograph on the theory of L2-invariants. … To a great extent, it is self-contained. … The book is very clearly written, it contains many examples and we can find exercises at the end of each chapter. … At many places in the book, the reader will find hints for further research. … The book will be of great interest to specialists but it can also be strongly recommended for postgraduate students." (EMS Newsletter, March, 2005)

"L2-invariants were introduced into topology by Atiyah in 1976 … . Since then, the theory has been developed successfully by many researchers, among them the author of this monograph … . This book is an excellent survey of many up-to-date results … . It could be used as a very good introduction to the subject of L2-invariants … usable either for self-study or as a text for a graduate course. … Lück’s book will become the primary reference about L2-variants for the foreseeable future." (Thomas Schick, Mathematical Reviews, 2003 m)

"L2-invariants were introduced into topology by Atiyah in the 1970’s … . The present book is the first substantial monograph on this topic. … This is an impressive account of much of what is presently known about these invariants … . It combines features of a text and a reference work; to a considerable degree the chapters can be read independently, and there are numerous nontrivial exercises, with nearly 50 pages of detailed hints at the end." (Jonathan A. Hillman, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1009, 2003)

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  • Mathematisches Institut, Universität Münster, Münster, Germany

    Wolfgang Lück

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