nLab l.m.c.-C*-algebra

Idea

A generalization of the notion of C*-algebras. Used in (Joachim-Johnson 07) order to have a model category presentation of KK-theory instead of just a category of fibrant objects-structure (as described at homotopical structure on C*-algebras).

References

• Michael Joachim, Mark Johnson, Realizing Kasparov’s KK-theory groups as the homotopy classes of maps of a Quillen model category (arXiv:0705.1971)