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The theory of operator algebras in general and C *-algebras in particular has always benefited hugely and drawn a lot of inspiration from interactions with other areas of mathematics such as geometry, topology, group theory, dynamical systems or number theory, to mention just a few.
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Cuntz, J., Echterhoff, S., Li, X., Yu, G. (2017). Introduction. In: K-Theory for Group C*-Algebras and Semigroup C*-Algebras. Oberwolfach Seminars, vol 47. Birkhäuser, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59915-1_1
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