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Index theorem on $T^2/\mathbb{Z}_N$ orbifolds

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-01-20 v1

Abstract

We investigate chiral zero modes and winding numbers at fixed points on T2/ZNT^2/\mathbb{Z}_N orbifolds. It is shown that the Atiyah-Singer index theorem for the chiral zero modes leads to a formula n+n=(V++V)/2Nn_+-n_-=(-V_++V_-)/2N, where n±n_{\pm} are the numbers of the ±\pm chiral zero modes and V±V_{\pm} are the sums of the winding numbers at the fixed points on T2/ZNT^2/\mathbb{Z}_N. This formula is complementary to our zero-mode counting formula on the magnetized orbifolds with non-zero flux background M0M \neq 0, consistently with substituting M=0M = 0 for the counting formula n+n=(2MV++V)/2Nn_+ - n_- = (2M - V_+ + V_-)/2N.

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@article{arxiv.2010.14214,
  title  = {Index theorem on $T^2/\mathbb{Z}_N$ orbifolds},
  author = {Makoto Sakamoto and Maki Takeuchi and Yoshiyuki Tatsuta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.14214},
  year   = {2021}
}

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33 pages, 3 figures

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