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A
cohomological characterisation of Yu's property A for metric
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Jacek Brodzki, Graham A Niblo and Nick Wright |
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Geometry & Topology 16 (2012) 391–432
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Abstract |
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We develop a new framework for cohomology of discrete metric spaces and groups which simultaneously generalises group cohomology, Roe’s coarse cohomology, Gersten’s –cohomology and Johnson’s bounded cohomology. In this framework we give an answer to Higson’s question concerning the existence of a cohomological characterisation of Yu’s property A, analogous to Johnson’s characterisation of amenability. In particular, we introduce an analogue of invariant mean for metric spaces with property A. As an application we extend Guentner’s result that box spaces of a finitely generated group have property A if and only if the group is amenable. This provides an alternative proof of Nowak’s result that the infinite dimensional cube does not have property A. |
Keywords
Property A, bounded cohomology, coarse geometry, group
cohomology
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Mathematical Subject Classification 2000
Primary: 55N91
Secondary: 20J06, 30L05
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Publication
Received: 27 May 2011
Accepted: 11 November 2011
Published: 7 March 2012
Proposed: Danny Calegari
Seconded: Peter Teichner, Steve Ferry
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Authors |
| Jacek Brodzki | |
| School of Mathematics University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1SH England |
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| Graham A Niblo | |
| School of Mathematics University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1SH England |
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| Nick Wright | |
| School of Mathematics University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1SH England |
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