On character groups arising from dimension groups

Zerr, Ryan

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-05-08185-2

On character groups arising from dimension groups
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by Ryan J. Zerr

Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 134 (2006), 1849-1856

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-05-08185-2

Published electronically: December 15, 2005

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Abstract:

Character groups associated with certain dimension groups are considered. It is shown how these character groups can be used to construct an AF groupoid whose dimension group is isomorphic to the original dimension group.

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