Title: On the Algebraic K- and L-theory of Word Hyperbolic Groups

David Rosenthal (St. John's University)

Tuesday, November 30 at 1:30pm in Malott 406

Abstract:

In this work, the assembly maps in algebraic K- and L-theory for the family of finite subgroups are proven to be split injections for word hyperbolic groups. This is done by analyzing the compactification of the Rips complex by the boundary of a word hyperbolic group.