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Keywords:
Anosov diffeomorphism; $AF$-algebra
Summary:
The paper studies applications of $C^*$-algebras in geometric topology. Namely, a covariant functor from the category of mapping tori to a category of $AF$-algebras is constructed; the functor takes continuous maps between such manifolds to stable homomorphisms between the corresponding $AF$-algebras. We use this functor to develop an obstruction theory for the torus bundles of dimension $2$, $3$ and $4$. In conclusion, we consider two numerical examples illustrating our main results.
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