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A new invariant for sigma models

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We introduce a new invariant for foliations using the even pairing between K-homology and cyclic homology and discuss some possible applications in physics.

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-th/9904001,
  title  = {A new invariant for sigma models},
  author = {Ioannis P. Zois},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9904001},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

45 pages, extended version. to appear in Commun. Math. Phys., communicated with A. Connes