An index theorem on asymptotically static spacetimes with compact Cauchy surface
Abstract
We consider the Dirac operator on asymptotically static Lorentzian manifolds with an odd-dimensional compact Cauchy surface. We prove that if Atiyah-Patodi-Singer boundary conditions are imposed at infinite times then the Dirac operator is Fredholm. This generalizes a theorem due to B\"ar-Strohmaier in the case of finite times, and we also show that the corresponding index formula extends to the infinite setting. Furthermore, we demonstrate the existence of a Fredholm inverse which is at the same time a Feynman parametrix in the sense of Duistermaat-H\"ormander. The proof combines methods from time-dependent scattering theory with a variant of Egorov's theorem for pseudo-differential hyperbolic systems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2104.02816,
title = {An index theorem on asymptotically static spacetimes with compact Cauchy surface},
author = {Dawei Shen and Michał Wrochna},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.02816},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
41 pages; v3: minor fixes, references added, accepted in Pure Appl. Anal