2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/169375We review various aspects of the topological classification of D-brane charges in K-theory, focusing on techniques from geometric K-homology and Kasparov's KK-theory. The latter formulation enables an elaborate description of D-brane charge on large classes of noncommutative spaces, and a refined characterization of open string T-duality in terms of correspondences and KK-equivalence. The examples of D-branes on noncommutative Riemann surfaces and in constant H-flux backgrounds are treated in detail. Mathematical constructions include noncommutative generalizations of Poincare duality and K-orientation, characteristic classes, and the Riemann-Roch theorem.45 pages; Based on invited lectures given at the workshop "Noncommutative Geometry and Physics 2008 - K-Theory and D-Brane -", February 18-22 2008, Shonan Village Center, Kanagawa, Japan. To be published in the volume Noncommutative Geometry and Physics III by World ScientificHigh Energy Physics - TheoryK-Theory and Homologytext