Positive scalar curvature and an equivariant Callias-type index theorem for proper actions

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Autori principali: Guo, Hao, Hochs, Peter, Mathai, Varghese
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author Guo, Hao
Hochs, Peter
Mathai, Varghese
author_facet Guo, Hao
Hochs, Peter
Mathai, Varghese
contents For a proper action by a locally compact group $G$ on a manifold $M$ with a $G$-equivariant Spin-structure, we obtain obstructions to the existence of complete $G$-invariant Riemannian metrics with uniformly positive scalar curvature. We focus on the case where $M/G$ is noncompact. The obstructions follow from a Callias-type index theorem, and relate to positive scalar curvature near hypersurfaces in $M$. We also deduce some other applications of this index theorem. If $G$ is a connected Lie group, then the obstructions to positive scalar curvature vanish under a mild assumption on the action. In that case, we generalise a construction by Lawson and Yau to obtain complete $G$-invariant Riemannian metrics with uniformly positive scalar curvature, under an equivariant bounded geometry assumption.
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spellingShingle Positive scalar curvature and an equivariant Callias-type index theorem for proper actions
Guo, Hao
Hochs, Peter
Mathai, Varghese
Differential Geometry
K-Theory and Homology
Operator Algebras
For a proper action by a locally compact group $G$ on a manifold $M$ with a $G$-equivariant Spin-structure, we obtain obstructions to the existence of complete $G$-invariant Riemannian metrics with uniformly positive scalar curvature. We focus on the case where $M/G$ is noncompact. The obstructions follow from a Callias-type index theorem, and relate to positive scalar curvature near hypersurfaces in $M$. We also deduce some other applications of this index theorem. If $G$ is a connected Lie group, then the obstructions to positive scalar curvature vanish under a mild assumption on the action. In that case, we generalise a construction by Lawson and Yau to obtain complete $G$-invariant Riemannian metrics with uniformly positive scalar curvature, under an equivariant bounded geometry assumption.
title Positive scalar curvature and an equivariant Callias-type index theorem for proper actions
topic Differential Geometry
K-Theory and Homology
Operator Algebras
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.07336