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Note on a numerical equality regarding the eta invariant on Berger spheres

Differential Geometry 2023-07-11 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The Dirac APS eta invariant on a Berger sphere of dimension 2n12n-1 is discovered, numerically, to coincide, up to spin factors, with the Dirac conformal anomaly on a round sphere of even dimension, nn. The analytical expression, given in terms of a generalised Bernoulli polynomial, is shown to equal a known conjecture for the eta invariant. Weingart's generating function is also obtained with no extra work.

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@article{arxiv.2307.03100,
  title  = {Note on a numerical equality regarding the eta invariant on Berger spheres},
  author = {J. S. Dowker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.03100},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

6 pages. Equivalence to Weingart's generating function now derived. Text tidied. Comments and two references added