Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

k-theory

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables
k-the-o-ry
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of rings R generated by the set of vector bundles over some topological space or scheme;

Uncountable

noun

The study of rings R generated by the set of vector bundles over some topological space or scheme; (dated, obsolete) that part of algebraic topology comprising what is now called topological K-theory.

Dated; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The cohomology generated by the set of vector bundles over some topological space or scheme.

Countable

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Etymology

From circa 1960. The K stands for German Klasse (“class”). The theory developed out of algebraic geometry after the 1957 publication of work by German-born French mathematician Alexander Grothendieck.

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Phrases

algebraic K-theory complex K-theory K-theory classification Morava K-theory real K-theory topological K-theory twisted K-theory

Questions

What does k-theory mean?
The study of rings R generated by the set of vector bundles over some topological space or scheme;
Where does k-theory come from?
It is traced to German.

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