Geometric and Topological Invariants for Elliptic Operators (Contemporary Mathematics)

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ISBN 10: 0821851128 / ISBN 13: 9780821851128

Published by Amer Mathematical Society, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Geometric and Topological Invariants for Elliptic Operators (Contemporary Mathematics)
• Publisher: Amer Mathematical Society
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821851128
• ISBN 13: 9780821851128
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: VG-
• Weight: 18 ounces

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Synopsis

This volume contains the proceedings of the AMS-IMS-SIAM Summer Research Conference on "Geometric and Topological Invariants of Elliptic Operators," held in August 1988 at Bowdoin College. Some of the themes covered at the conference and appearing in the articles are: the use of more sophisticated asymptotic methods to obtain index theorems, the study of the $\eta$ invariant and analytic torsion, and index theory on open manifolds and foliated manifolds. The current state of noncommutative differential geometry, as well as operator algebraic and $K$-theoretic methods, are also presented in several the articles.

This book will be useful to researchers in index theory, operator algebras, foliations, and mathematical physics. Topologists and geometers are also likely to find useful the view the book provides of recent work in this area. In addition, because of the expository nature of several of the articles, it will be useful to graduate students interested in working in these areas.