K-theory for C-algebras of one-relator groups

K-Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 277-298

  Béguin, Cédric ^a   Bettaieb, Hela ^a   Valette, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Baum connes conjecture; K amenability; One relator groups; Reduced c* algebra

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001667883     PISSN: 09203036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007755408585     Document Type: Article

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