Compactly supported analytic indices for Lie groupoids
Abstract
For any Lie groupoid we construct an analytic index morphism taking values in a modified group which involves the convolution algebra of compactly supported smooth functions over the groupoid. The construction is performed by using the deformation algebra of smooth functions over the tangent groupoid constructed in \cite{Ca2}. This allows in particular to prove a more primitive version of the Connes-Skandalis Longitudinal index Theorem for foliations, that is, an index theorem taking values in a group which pairs with Cyclic cocycles. As other application, for a PDO elliptic operator with associated index , we prove that the pairing with a bounded continuous cyclic cocycle, only depends on the principal symbol class . The result is completely general for {\'E}tale groupoids. We discuss some potential applications to the Novikov's conjecture.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0803.2060,
title = {Compactly supported analytic indices for Lie groupoids},
author = {Paulo Carrillo Rouse},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.2060},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
Part of my phd thesis under the direction of Georges Skandalis at the University of Paris 7, Jussieu