On analytic torsion over C*-algebras

• Autorzy: Alan L. Carey , Varghese Mathai , Alexander S. Mishchenko
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In this paper, we present an analytic definition for the relative torsion for flat C*-algebra bundles over a compact manifold. The advantage of such a relative torsion is that it is defined without any hypotheses on the flat C*-algebra bundle. In the case where the flat C*-algebra bundle is of determinant class, we relate it easily to the L^2 torsion as defined in [7],[5].

• Wydawca: Institute of Mathematics Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Banach Center Publications
• Rocznik: 1999
• Tom: 49
• Numer: 1
• Strony: 43-67

Daty

wydano

1999

Twórcy

autor

Alan L. Carey

• Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia

autor

Varghese Mathai

• Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia

autor

Alexander S. Mishchenko

• Department of Mathematics, Moscow State University, 117 234 Moscow, Russia

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