The Baum-Connes conjecture for extensions revisited

Abstract: In this paper, we verify that the Baum-Connes conjecture with coefficients is closed under group extensions. More precisely, for an extension $1\rightarrow N \rightarrow \Gamma \rightarrow \Gamma / N \rightarrow 1$ of discrete countable groups, we prove that the Baum-Connes conjecture with coefficients holds for $\Gamma$ if it holds for $N$ and $\Gamma / N$. This result will enlarge the class of groups satisfying the Baum-Connes conjecture with coefficients.