Cuntz semigroups

Hannes Thiel (WWU Münster)

Thursday 4th June, 2020 16:45-17:30 Contact Mike.Whittaker@glasgow.ac.uk for Zoom info

Abstract

The Cuntz semigroup is a geometric refinement of K-theory that plays an important role in the structure theory of C*-algebras. It is defined analogously to the Murray-von Neumann semigroup by using equivalence classes of positive elements instead of projections.
Starting with the definition of the Cuntz semigroup of a C*-algebra, we will look at some of its classical applications. I will then talk about the recent breakthroughs in the structure theory of Cuntz semigroups and some of the consequences.

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