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Edge states and the $\eta$ invariant

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-09-06 v2

Abstract

We propose a relation between the η\eta invariant on a manifold with boundary, the η\eta invariants of edge states, and the η\eta invariant in an infinite volume limit. With the example of planar fermions with bag and chiral bag boundary conditions we show that this relation holds whenever edge states are sufficiently well-localized near the boundary. As a by-product we show that the spectrum of edge modes for chiral bag boundary conditions is linear but bounded.

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@article{arxiv.2305.13606,
  title  = {Edge states and the $\eta$ invariant},
  author = {Rodrigo Fresneda and Lucas de Souza and Dmitri Vassilevich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.13606},
  year   = {2023}
}

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8 pages, v2: minor changes, a reference added