The topological significance of the spectral Atiyah-Patodi-Singer η-invariant is investigated. We show that twice the fractional part of the invariant is computed by the linking pairing in K-theory with the orientation bundle of the manifold. The Pontrjagin duality implies the nondegeneracy of the linking form. An example of a nontrivial fractional part for an even-order operator is presented.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:Potsdam/oai:kobv.de-opus-ubp:2574 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Creators | Savin, Anton, Sternin, Boris |
| Publisher | Universität Potsdam, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät. Institut für Mathematik |
| Source Sets | Potsdam University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Preprint |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/doku/urheberrecht.php |
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