Novikov Conjectures, Index Theorems, and Rigidity: Volume 1

The Novikov Conjecture is the single most important unsolved problem in the topology of high-dimensional non-simply connected manifolds. These two volumes are the outgrowth of a conference held at the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (Germany) in September 1993, on the subject of ''Novikov Conjectures, Index Theorems and Rigidity''. They are intended to give a snapshot of the status o...