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An equivariant index for proper actions I

K-Theory and Homology 2016-09-06 v3 Differential Geometry Operator Algebras Representation Theory

Abstract

Equivariant indices have previously been defined in cases where either the group or the orbit space in question is compact. In this paper, we develop an equivariant index without assuming the group or the orbit space to be compact. This allows us to generalise an index of deformed Dirac operators, defined for compact groups by Braverman. In parts II and III of this series, we will explore some properties and applications of this index.

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@article{arxiv.1512.07575,
  title  = {An equivariant index for proper actions I},
  author = {Peter Hochs and Yanli Song},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1512.07575},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

47 pages. The initial version was split into two parts. This is now the first part, the second part is arXiv:1602.02836. The last revision includes corrections after comments from a referee

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