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Analytic torsion of nilmanifolds with (2,3,5) distributions

Differential Geometry 2025-09-05 v2 Representation Theory Spectral Theory

Abstract

We consider generic rank two distributions on 5-dimensional nilmanifolds, and show that the analytic torsion of their Rumin complex coincides with the Ray-Singer torsion.

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@article{arxiv.2311.16647,
  title  = {Analytic torsion of nilmanifolds with (2,3,5) distributions},
  author = {Stefan Haller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.16647},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

v2: minor corrections in the proof of Lemma 9; dropped Remark 4; fixed some typos; no substantial changes; still 32 pages