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An index theorem on asymptotically static spacetimes with compact Cauchy surface

Differential Geometry 2023-02-08 v3 Analysis of PDEs

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.

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@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

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