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Rigidity via Modular Properties of Theta Functions

Differential Geometry 2025-08-06 v2

Abstract

In this paper we use methods of Liu to show that the twisted Dirac operators DD on certain bundles Φ\Phi considered by Guan and Wang are rigid. To do so, we use a Lefschetz formula and Atiyah-Bott localization to obtain formulas for the Lefschetz numbers LL of these operators DD in terms of Jacobi theta functions; then, using the translational and modular transformation properties of theta functions and the properties of their zeros, we prove LL is constant provided certain conditions on characteristic classes hold, thus showing the rigidity of DD on Φ\Phi under these conditions.

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@article{arxiv.2505.02792,
  title  = {Rigidity via Modular Properties of Theta Functions},
  author = {Indraneel Tambe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.02792},
  year   = {2025}
}
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