Path integral representation of the index of Kähler-Dirac operators on an infinite dimensional manifold (Q1825489): Difference between revisions

Operators of Kähler-Dirac type are defined in an abstract infinite dimensional Boson-Fermion Fock space and a path integral representation of their index is established. This is achieved by deriving some trace formulas associated with ``Gibbs states'' in both abstract Boson and Fermion Fock space. This is done by introducing Euclidean Bose and Fermi fields at finite temperature in each case. In connection with supersymmetric quantum field theories the result gives a path integral formula of the so called ``Witten index'' in a model with cutoffs.