The localization-algebra formulation of the Baum–Connes conjecture with coefficients

Let Γ\Gamma be a discrete countable group with a length function |\cdot|, let Pd(Γ)P_d(\Gamma) be its Rips complex at scale dd, and let C(Pd(Γ),A)ΓC^{\ast}(P_d(\Gamma),A)^{\Gamma} and CL(Pd(Γ),A)ΓC_L^{\ast}(P_d(\Gamma),A)^{\Gamma} denote the equivariant Roe and localization algebras with coefficients in the Γ\Gamma-CC^{\ast}-algebra AA. The Baum–Connes conjecture with coefficients in AA for Γ\Gamma states that the evaluation-at-zero homomorphism

e:limdK(CL(Pd(Γ),A)Γ)limdK(C(Pd(Γ),A)Γ)e_{\ast}: \lim_{d\rightarrow \infty} K_{\ast}(C^{\ast}_{L}(P_{d}(\Gamma), A)^{\Gamma}) \rightarrow \lim_{d\rightarrow \infty} K_{\ast}(C^{\ast}(P_{d}(\Gamma), A)^{\Gamma})

is an isomorphism. This is a localization-algebra model for the Baum–Connes assembly map, expressing the conjecture through the direct-limit KK-theory of Rips complexes. The supplied text does not state whether this formulation is open or resolved in general.

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Jianguo Zhang, “A localization algebra approach to the Baum-Connes conjecture for extensions”, arXiv:2506.18446 (2025).

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