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The Eta Invariant and Non-Singular Bilinear Products on Rn
Canadian mathematical bulletin, Tome 30 (1987) no. 2, pp. 147-154

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Milnor showed that non-singular bilinear products on Rn exist only if n = 1, 2, 4, 8 using topological methods. In this note, we give a proof of this result by purely analytical methods.
DOI : 10.4153/CMB-1987-022-1
Mots-clés : 58G12, Eta Invariant, Pinc, complex, non-singular bilinear forms 
Gilkey, Peter B. The Eta Invariant and Non-Singular Bilinear Products on Rn. Canadian mathematical bulletin, Tome 30 (1987) no. 2, pp. 147-154. doi: 10.4153/CMB-1987-022-1
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