From the Basic Homotopy Lemma to the Classification of C*-algebras

From the Basic Homotopy Lemma to the Classification of C*-algebras
Author: Huaxin Lin
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2017-08-11
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1470434903

This book examines some recent developments in the theory of -algebras, which are algebras of operators on Hilbert spaces. An elementary introduction to the technical part of the theory is given via a basic homotopy lemma concerning a pair of almost commuting unitaries. The book presents an outline of the background as well as some recent results of the classification of simple amenable -algebras, otherwise known as the Elliott program. This includes some stable uniqueness theorems and a revisiting of Bott maps via stable homotopy. Furthermore, -theory related rotation maps are introduced. The book is based on lecture notes from the CBMS lecture sequence at the University of Wyoming in the summer of 2015.

An Introduction to the Classification of Amenable C*-algebras

An Introduction to the Classification of Amenable C*-algebras
Author: Huaxin Lin
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2001
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9810246803

The theory and applications of C?-algebras are related to fields ranging from operator theory, group representations and quantum mechanics, to non-commutative geometry and dynamical systems. By Gelfand transformation, the theory of C?-algebras is also regarded as non-commutative topology. About a decade ago, George A. Elliott initiated the program of classification of C?-algebras (up to isomorphism) by their K-theoretical data. It started with the classification of AT-algebras with real rank zero. Since then great efforts have been made to classify amenable C?-algebras, a class of C?-algebras that arises most naturally. For example, a large class of simple amenable C?-algebras is discovered to be classifiable. The application of these results to dynamical systems has been established.This book introduces the recent development of the theory of the classification of amenable C?-algebras ? the first such attempt. The first three chapters present the basics of the theory of C?-algebras which are particularly important to the theory of the classification of amenable C?-algebras. Chapter 4 otters the classification of the so-called AT-algebras of real rank zero. The first four chapters are self-contained, and can serve as a text for a graduate course on C?-algebras. The last two chapters contain more advanced material. In particular, they deal with the classification theorem for simple AH-algebras with real rank zero, the work of Elliott and Gong. The book contains many new proofs and some original results related to the classification of amenable C?-algebras. Besides being as an introduction to the theory of the classification of amenable C?-algebras, it is a comprehensive reference for those more familiar with the subject.

Algebraic Topology: Oaxtepec 1991

Algebraic Topology: Oaxtepec 1991
Author: Martin C. Tangora
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 504
Release: 1993
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821851624

This book consists of twenty-nine articles contributed by participants of the International Conference in Algebraic Topology held in July 1991 in Mexico. In addition to papers on current research, there are several surveys and expositions on the work of Mark Mahowald, whose sixtieth birthday was celebrated during the conference. The conference was truly international, with over 130 mathematicians from fifteen countries. It ended with a spectacular total eclipse of the sun, a photograph of which appears as the frontispiece. The papers range over much of algebraic topology and cross over into related areas, such as K theory, representation theory, and Lie groups. Also included is a chart of the Adams spectral sequence and a bibliography of Mahowald's publications.

Homotopy Theory of C*-Algebras

Homotopy Theory of C*-Algebras
Author: Paul Arne Østvær
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2010-09-08
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 303460565X

Homotopy theory and C* algebras are central topics in contemporary mathematics. This book introduces a modern homotopy theory for C*-algebras. One basic idea of the setup is to merge C*-algebras and spaces studied in algebraic topology into one category comprising C*-spaces. These objects are suitable fodder for standard homotopy theoretic moves, leading to unstable and stable model structures. With the foundations in place one is led to natural definitions of invariants for C*-spaces such as homology and cohomology theories, K-theory and zeta-functions. The text is largely self-contained. It serves a wide audience of graduate students and researchers interested in C*-algebras, homotopy theory and applications.

Tensors: Asymptotic Geometry and Developments 2016–2018

Tensors: Asymptotic Geometry and Developments 2016–2018
Author: J.M. Landsberg
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2019-07-05
Genre: Calculus of tensors
ISBN: 1470451360

Tensors are used throughout the sciences, especially in solid state physics and quantum information theory. This book brings a geometric perspective to the use of tensors in these areas. It begins with an introduction to the geometry of tensors and provides geometric expositions of the basics of quantum information theory, Strassen's laser method for matrix multiplication, and moment maps in algebraic geometry. It also details several exciting recent developments regarding tensors in general. In particular, it discusses and explains the following material previously only available in the original research papers: (1) Shitov's 2017 refutation of longstanding conjectures of Strassen on rank additivity and Common on symmetric rank; (2) The 2017 Christandl-Vrana-Zuiddam quantum spectral points that bring together quantum information theory, the asymptotic geometry of tensors, matrix multiplication complexity, and moment polytopes in geometric invariant theory; (3) the use of representation theory in quantum information theory, including the solution of the quantum marginal problem; (4) the use of tensor network states in solid state physics, and (5) recent geometric paths towards upper bounds for the complexity of matrix multiplication. Numerous open problems appropriate for graduate students and post-docs are included throughout.

Mathematical Biology

Mathematical Biology
Author: Avner Friedman
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2018-06-14
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1470447150

The fast growing field of mathematical biology addresses biological questions using mathematical models from areas such as dynamical systems, probability, statistics, and discrete mathematics. This book considers models that are described by systems of partial differential equations, and it focuses on modeling, rather than on numerical methods and simulations. The models studied are concerned with population dynamics, cancer, risk of plaque growth associated with high cholesterol, and wound healing. A rich variety of open problems demonstrates the exciting challenges and opportunities for research at the interface of mathematics and biology. This book primarily addresses students and researchers in mathematics who do not necessarily have any background in biology and who may have had little exposure to PDEs.

Introduction to the Theory of Valuations

Introduction to the Theory of Valuations
Author: Semyon Alesker
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2018-06-27
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1470443597

Theory of valuations on convex sets is a classical part of convex geometry which goes back at least to the positive solution of the third Hilbert problem by M. Dehn in 1900. Since then the theory has undergone a multifaceted development. The author discusses some of Hadwiger's results on valuations on convex compact sets that are continuous in the Hausdorff metric. The book also discusses the Klain-Schneider theorem as well as the proof of McMullen's conjecture, which led subsequently to many further applications and advances in the theory. The last section gives an overview of more recent developments in the theory of translation-invariant continuous valuations, some of which turn out to be useful in integral geometry. This book grew out of lectures that were given in August 2015 at Kent State University in the framework of the NSF CBMS conference “Introduction to the Theory of Valuations on Convex Sets”. Only a basic background in general convexity is assumed.

Lectures on Field Theory and Topology

Lectures on Field Theory and Topology
Author: Daniel S. Freed
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2019-08-23
Genre: Algebraic topology
ISBN: 1470452065

These lectures recount an application of stable homotopy theory to a concrete problem in low energy physics: the classification of special phases of matter. While the joint work of the author and Michael Hopkins is a focal point, a general geometric frame of reference on quantum field theory is emphasized. Early lectures describe the geometric axiom systems introduced by Graeme Segal and Michael Atiyah in the late 1980s, as well as subsequent extensions. This material provides an entry point for mathematicians to delve into quantum field theory. Classification theorems in low dimensions are proved to illustrate the framework. The later lectures turn to more specialized topics in field theory, including the relationship between invertible field theories and stable homotopy theory, extended unitarity, anomalies, and relativistic free fermion systems. The accompanying mathematical explanations touch upon (higher) category theory, duals to the sphere spectrum, equivariant spectra, differential cohomology, and Dirac operators. The outcome of computations made using the Adams spectral sequence is presented and compared to results in the condensed matter literature obtained by very different means. The general perspectives and specific applications fuse into a compelling story at the interface of contemporary mathematics and theoretical physics.