The families analytic index for $1|1$-dimensional Euclidean field theories
Algebraic Topology
2023-03-17 v1 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
We construct a -valued families index for a class of -dimensional Euclidean field theories. This realizes a conjectured cocycle map in the Stolz--Teichner program. We further show that a bundle of spin manifolds leads to a family of partially-defined -Euclidean field theories, yielding a cocycle refinement of the families analytic index. The methods are chosen with the goal of generalizing to -dimensional field theories, where analogous structures are expected to provide an analytic index valued in topological modular forms.
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@article{arxiv.2303.09207,
title = {The families analytic index for $1|1$-dimensional Euclidean field theories},
author = {Daniel Berwick-Evans},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.09207},
year = {2023}
}