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The integral K-theoretic Novikov conjecture for groups with finite asymptotic dimension

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The integral assembly map in algebraic K-theory is split injective for any geometrically finite discrete group with finite asymptotic dimension.

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Carlsson, G., Goldfarb, B. The integral K-theoretic Novikov conjecture for groups with finite asymptotic dimension. Invent. math. 157, 405–418 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00222-003-0356-x

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