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Positive scalar curvature and the Euler class

Differential Geometry 2018-03-14 v1

Abstract

We prove the following generalization of the classical Lichnerowicz vanishing theorem: if FF is an oriented flat vector bundle over a closed spin manifold MM such that TMTM carries a metric of positive scalar curvature, then <A^(TM)e(F),[M]>=0<\widehat A(TM)e(F),[M]>=0, where e(F)e(F) is the Euler class of FF.

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@article{arxiv.1702.04951,
  title  = {Positive scalar curvature and the Euler class},
  author = {Jianqing Yu and Weiping Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.04951},
  year   = {2018}
}

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17 pages

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