Injectivity of the Baum–Connes Assembly Map
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For every discrete group $\Gamma$ and $i\in\{0,1\}$, is the Baum–Connes assembly map $\mu:K_i^\Gamma(E\Gamma)\to K_i(C_r^*(\Gamma))$ injective, where $E\Gamma$ is the universal space for proper $\Gamma$-actions?Formulation references: [S1], [S2].
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For every discrete group $\Gamma$ and $i\in\{0,1\}$, is the Baum–Connes assembly map $\mu:K_i^\Gamma(E\Gamma)\to K_i(C_r^*(\Gamma))$ injective, where $E\Gamma$ is the universal space for proper $\Gamma$-actions?Sources
- S1 ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, UnsolvedMath: A Curated Collection of Open Mathematics Problems, record 30002900 (OWR-13686-007). Catalogue attribution under CC BY 4.0. https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath.
- S2 Original problem formulation and mathematical context. https://doi.org/10.4171/owr/2015/29.
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OpenAI claim summary for Math-2413
Manuscript 1 (family 285, 2026-09-23): The infinite-order degree-zero assembly-kernel class for a finitely generated torsion-free discrete group directly refutes the universal coefficient-free reduced injectivity and isomorphism assertions, with no coefficient or maximal-completion substitution.
Injectivity of the Baum–Connes Assembly Map
OpenAI's claim
For one finitely generated group without torsion, the coefficient-free reduced assembly map annihilates an infinite-order degree-zero K-homology class; this is claimed to refute rational injectivity. The cited manuscript argues for that result; its relation to this problem is specified below.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Mathematical claim 1.
OpenAI claims a discrete group, torsion-free and finitely generated, $G$, an injection $i:\mathbb Z^2\hookrightarrow G$, and $c\in H^2(BG;\mathbb Z)$ such that \[ \langle(Bi)^*c,[T^2]\rangle=1,\qquad i_*\beta=0\text{ in }K_0(C_r^*(G)), \] here $\beta\in K_0(C_r^*(\mathbb Z^2))$ is the Bott generator chosen to have rank zero. The class $h=(Bi)_*[D_{T^2}]\in K_0(BG)$ has infinite order but satisfies $\mu_G^r(h)=0$. Here $\mu_G^r:K_*(BG)\to K_*(C_r^*(G))$ is reduced coefficient-free analytic assembly and $[D_{T^2}]$ is the oriented torus spin-Dirac class. This asserts failure of reduced assembly injectivity without coefficients, even rationally.Outline of the argument
Manuscript 1 (family 285, 2026-09-23): The construction embeds a torus subgroup with an integral cohomology detector while arranging disappearance of its Bott class analytically. Operators assembled on almost disjoint Cayley-graph sheets retain controlled spectral supports; estimates for the leftover forest permit the required homotopies in the reduced completion. A finite witness then restricts the construction to a finitely generated subgroup.Formal verification
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- OpenAI, A torsion-free counterexample to reduced Baum–Connes injectivity, 2026-09-23; citation key
OAI:A-Torsion-Free-Counterexample-to-Reduced-Baum-Connes-Injectivity-September-23-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main. - OpenAI catalogue entry.