K-theory for the leaf space of foliations by Reeb components |
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Authors: | Anne Marie Torpe |
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Institution: | Department of Mathematics, Odense University, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark |
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Abstract: | The K-theory of the C1-algebra associated to C∞-foliations (V, F) of a manifold V in the simplest non-trivial case, i.e., dim V = 2, is studied. Since the case of the Kronecker foliation was settled by Pimsner and Voiculescu (J. Operator Theory4 (1980), 93–118), the remaining problem deals with foliations by Reeb components. The K-theory of for the Reeb foliation of S3 is also computed. In these cases the C1-algebra is obtained from simpler C1-algebras by means of pullback diagrams and short exact sequences. The K-groups are computed using the associated Mayer-Vietoris and six-term exact sequences. The results characterize the C1-algebra of the Reeb foliation of 2 uniquely as an extension of C(S1) by C(S1). For the foliations of 2 it is found that the K-groups count the number of Reeb components separated by stable compact leaves. A C∞-foliation of 2 such that K1(C1(2, F)) has infinite rank is also constructed. Finally it is proved, by explicit calculation using (M. Penington, “K-Theory and C1-Algebras of Lie Groups and Foliations,” D. Phil. thesis, Oxford, 1983), that the natural map is an isomorphism for foliations by Reeb components of 2 and S3. In particular this proves the Baum-Connes conjecture (P. Baum and A. Connes, Geometric K-theory for Lie groups, preprint, 1982; A. Connes, Proc. Symp. Pure Math.38 (1982), 521–628) when V = 2. |
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