On the heat equation and the index theorem

1973/12/01 by M. Atiyah, Michael Atiyah, R. Bott +1 · 747 citations
Computer Science · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Atiyah–Singer index theorem #Heat equation #Index (typography) #Mathematical analysis #Mathematics #Matrix Theory and Algorithms #Pure mathematics #Quantum chaos and dynamical systems #Spectral Theory in Mathematical Physics

paper · doi:10.1007/bf01425417

published in Inventiones mathematicae 19(4), 279-330 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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