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Curvature, Dolbeault-Dirac operators, and an $\mathrm{L}^p$ index theorem on compact K\"ahler manifolds

Functional Analysis 2026-05-21 v5 Operator Algebras

Abstract

We establish an Lp\mathrm{L}^p-index theorem for Dolbeault--Dirac operators on compact K\"ahler manifolds with coefficients in a Hermitian holomorphic vector bundle EE. For every p(1,)p \in (1,\infty), we prove that the closed Lp\mathrm{L}^p-realization DE,p\mathcal{D}_{E,p} of the Dolbeault-Dirac operator is bisectorial and admits a bounded H\mathrm{H}^\infty functional calculus on Lp(Ω0,(M,E))\mathrm{L}^p(\Omega^{0,\bullet}(M,E)). We also show an Lp\mathrm{L}^p-Gaffney-type estimate, obtain Lp\mathrm{L}^p-Hodge decompositions, and prove that DE,p\mathcal{D}_{E,p} gives rise to an even compact Banach spectral triple over the algebra C(M)\mathrm{C}(M), graded by form parity. The index of the associated Fredholm operator is equal to the holomorphic Euler characteristic χ(M,E)\chi(M,E). In particular, it is independent of pp. A central tool is an abstract notion of Ricci curvature lower bound for strongly continuous semigroups on reflexive Banach spaces, formulated as a semigroup-level intertwining relation. Under this condition, together with natural Riesz equivalences and bounded H\mathrm{H}^\infty functional calculi for the relevant generators, the associated Hodge--Dirac operator is bisectorial and admits a bounded H\mathrm{H}^\infty functional calculus. The framework also applies to heat semigroups on Riemannian manifolds, qq-Ornstein-Uhlenbeck semigroups and semigroups of Schur multipliers. This provides a unified Banach-space approach to curvature, functional calculus and index theory beyond the Hilbert space setting.

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@article{arxiv.2401.04203,
  title  = {Curvature, Dolbeault-Dirac operators, and an $\mathrm{L}^p$ index theorem on compact K\"ahler manifolds},
  author = {Cédric Arhancet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.04203},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Merged with arXiv:2602.15419. A small part of the previous version has been moved to a separate paper. Revised version, 78 pages