Abstract
Given a C*-algebra A which is filtered by a collection of closed ideals Ai, there is a spectral sequence which relates the K-theory of A to the K-theory of the various quotient algebras Ai/Ai−1. The d1 differentials in this spectral sequence are familiar index invariants, but the higher differentials are not well-understood. Considering the case of Toeplitz C*-algebras associated with certain cones in Z2, it is shown that a d2 differential in the spectral sequence is non-trivial. This differential turns out to be an obstruction to a classical lifting problem in operator theory. Analysis of this obstruction leads to necessary and sufficient conditions for the lifting problem. It is hoped that this example will illuminate the role of higher differentials in the K-theory spectral sequence.
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