η-invariant and flat vector bundles II
Differential Geometry
2007-05-23 v2
Abstract
We first apply the method and results in the previous paper to give a new proof of a result (hold in ) of Gilkey on the variation of h-invariants associated to non self-adjoint Dirac type operators. We then give an explicit local expression of certain h-invariant appearing in recent papers of Braverman-Kappeler on what they call refined analytic torsion, and propose an alternate formulation of their definition of the refined analytic torsion. A refinement in of the above variation formula is also proposed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0604357,
title = {η-invariant and flat vector bundles II},
author = {Xiaonan Ma and Weiping Zhang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0604357},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Modified Remark 3.4