| Authors: | Nigel Higson |
| Title: | Bivariant K-theory and the Novikov conjecture |
| Publication Information: | Geom. Funct. Anal., 10 (2000), 563-581 |
| Abstract: | Kasparov's bivariant K-theory is used to prove two theorems concerning the Novikov higher signature conjecture. The first generalizes a result of J. Roe and the author on amenable group actions. The second is a C*-algebraic counterpart of a theorem of G. Carlsson and E. Pedersen. |