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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 KO{\rm KO}-valued families index for a class of 111|1-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 111|1-Euclidean field theories, yielding a cocycle refinement of the families analytic index. The methods are chosen with the goal of generalizing to 212|1-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}
}