In mathematics, topological K-theory is a branch of algebraic topology. It was founded to study vector bundles on topological spaces, by means of ideas...
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In mathematics, K-theory is, roughly speaking, the study of a ring generated by vector bundles over a topological space or scheme. In algebraic topology...
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In mathematics, topological graph theory is a branch of graph theory. It studies the embedding of graphs in surfaces, spatial embeddings of graphs, and...
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correlation functions do not change. Consequently, they are topological invariants. Topological field theories are not very interesting on flat Minkowski spacetime...
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define topological K-theory. Topological K-theory was one of the first examples of an extraordinary cohomology theory: It associates to each topological space...
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Adams operation (section Adams operations in K-theory)
denoted ψk for natural numbers k, is a cohomology operation in topological K-theory, or any allied operation in algebraic K-theory or other types of algebraic...
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condensed matter physics K-theory has also found important applications, specially in the topological classification of topological insulators, superconductors...
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The Chern–Simons theory is a 3-dimensional topological quantum field theory of Schwarz type developed by Edward Witten. It was discovered first by mathematical...
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operator K-theory is a noncommutative analogue of topological K-theory for Banach algebras with most applications used for C*-algebras. Operator K-theory resembles...
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Bott periodicity theorem (category Theorems in homotopy theory)
the theory associated to the unitary group. See for example topological K-theory. There are corresponding period-8 phenomena for the matching theories, (real)...
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