Synopses & Reviews
An introduction to noncommutative localization and an account of the state of the art suitable for researchers and graduate students.
About the Author
Andrew Ranicki is a Professor of Algebraic Surgery, at the School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh.
Table of Contents
Dedication; Preface; Historical perspective; Conference participants; Conference photo; Conference timetable; 1. On flatness and the Ore condition J. A. Beachy; 2. Localization in general rings, a historical survey P. M. Cohn; 3. Noncommutative localization in homotopy theory W. G. Dwyer; 4. Noncommutative localization in group rings P. A. Linnell; 5. A non-commutative generalisation of Thomason's localisation theorem A. Neeman; 6. Noncommutative localization in topology A. A. Ranicki; 7. L2-Betti numbers, isomorphism conjectures and noncommutative localization H. Reich; 8. Invariants of boundary link cobordism II. The Blanchfield-Duval form D. Sheiham; 9. Noncommutative localization in noncommutative geometry Z. Skoda.