On gluing formulas for the spectral invariants of Dirac type operators

Loya, Paul¹ ; Park, Jinsung²

¹ Department of Mathematics, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902
² Mathematisches Institut, Universität Bonn, Beringstraße 1, D-53115 Bonn, Germany

Electronic research announcements of the American Mathematical Society, Tome 11 (2005), pp. 1-11.

Résumé

In this note, we announce gluing and comparison formulas for the spectral invariants of Dirac type operators on compact manifolds and manifolds with cylindrical ends. We also explain the central ideas in their proofs.

Détail

DOI : 10.1090/S1079-6762-05-00141-1

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