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Kasparov's bivariant K-theory is used to prove two theorems concerning the Novikov higher signature conjecture. The first generalizes a result of J. Roe and the author on amenable group actions. The second is a C*-algebraic counterpart of a theorem of G. Carlsson and E. Pedersen.
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Higson, N. Bivariant K-theory and the Novikov conjecture . GAFA, Geom. funct. anal. 10, 563–581 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00001630
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