The loop space \(S^ 1\to {\mathbb{R}}\) and supersymmetric quantum fields (Q1096217)

We present an index theory for Dirac operators Q on the loop space \(S^ 1\to {\mathbb{R}}\). These Dirac operators are obtained from supersymmetric quantum field models containing one real Bose field and one real (Majorana) Fermi field. The interactions of the model are described by a real polynomial V. We prove that Q is Fredholm and we compute its index, namely \(\pm [(\deg V+1)mod 2]\).