Topology, C*-Algebras, and String Duality
Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences CBMS Regional Conference Series in Mathematics Number 111 Topology, C*-Algebras, and String Duality Jonathan Rosenberg American Mathematical Society with support from the National Science Foundation Topology, C*-Algebras, and String Duality http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/cbms/111 Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences CBMS Regional Conference Series in Mathematics Number 111 Topology, C*-Algebras, and String Duality Jonathan Rosenberg Published for the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences by the American Mathematical Society Providence, Rhode Island with support from the National Science Foundation NSF-CBMS-Regional Conference in the Mathematical Sciences on Topology, C∗-Algebras, and String Duality held at Texas Christian University, Forth Worth, Texas May 18–22, 2009 Partially supported by the National Science Foundation. The author acknowledges support from the Conference Board of Mathematical Sciences and NSF Grant #0735233 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary 81T30; Secondary 81T75, 19K99, 46L80, 58B34, 55R10, 55P65, 55R50, 14J32, 53Z05. For additional information and updates on this book, visit www.ams.org/bookpages/cbms-111 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rosenberg, J. (Jonathan), 1951– Topology, C∗-algebras, and string duality / Jonathan Rosenberg. p. cm. — (Regional conference series in mathematics ; no. 111) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8218-4922-4 (alk. paper) 1. Algebraic topology. 2. C∗-algebras. 3. Duality theory (Mathematics) I. Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences. II. Title. QA612.R58 2009 514.2—dc22 2009032465 Copying and reprinting. Individual readers of this publication, and nonprofit libraries acting for them, are permitted to make fair use of the material, such as to copy a chapter for use in teaching or research.
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