K-stability of continuous C(X)-algebras

Abstract

A C*-algebra is said to be K-stable if its nonstable K-groups are naturally isomorphic to the usual K-theory groups. We study continuous $C(X)$-algebras, each of whose fibers are K-stable. We show that such an algebra is itself K-stable under the assumption that the underlying space $X$ is compact, metrizable, and of finite covering dimension.