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 is an oriented flat vector bundle over a closed spin manifold such that carries a metric of positive scalar curvature, then , where is the Euler class of .
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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