Fredholm theory for band-dominated and related operators: A survey

This paper presents the Fredholm theory on l(p)-spaces for band-dominated operators and important subclasses, such as operators in the Wiener algebra. It particularly closes several gaps in the previously known results for the case p = infinity and addresses the open questions raised by Chandler-Wilde and Lindner in [S.N. Chandler-Wilde, M. Lindner, Limit operators, collective compactness and the spectral theory of infinite matrices, Mem. Amer. Math. Soc. 210 (989) (2011)]. The main tools are provided by the limit operator method and an algebraic framework for the description and adaption of Fredholmness and convergence. A comprehensive overview of this approach is given. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.