Index theory for certain complete Kähler manifolds (Q688584)

Let \(\overline M\) be a compact Kähler manifold of real dimension \(n\) and let \({\mathcal D} = {\mathcal D}_ 1 \cup \cdots \cup {\mathcal D}_ N \subset \overline M\) be a divisor with simple normal crossings. The noncompact manifold \(M = \overline M - {\mathcal D}\) may be endowed with a complete finite volume metric \(h\) with Poincaré growth at the \({\mathcal D}_ i\). For a multi-index \(I\), set \({\mathcal D}_ I = \bigcap_{i \in I} {\mathcal D}_ i\). Given a unitary flat vector bundle over \(M\), with logarithmic connection along \({\mathcal D}\), let \(L(E)\) denote \(L\) classes of \(E\) interpreted as polynomials in the curvature form of \(E\) determined by the given metric. Let \(\nu_ j\) denote the first Chern class of \([{\mathcal D}_ j]\). The author proves that the \(L^ 2\)-signature of \((M,h,E)\) equals \[ 2^{n/2} \int_ M L(TM) + 2^{n/2} \sum_ I \int_{{\mathcal D}_ I} L(T{\mathcal D}_ I) \bigwedge \text{tr}_ E \prod_{i \in I} \bigl( L(\nu_ i,A_ i) - 1\bigr)/ \nu_ i, \] where \(L(\nu_ i, A_ i)\) is the twisted \(L\) polynomial with values in \(\text{End} (E)\). The \(L^ 2\) holomorphic Euler characteristic \(\chi_ 2 (M,h,F)\) of \((M,h,F)\) is the alternating sum of the dimensions of the \(\overline \partial\)-cohomology groups. If a Hermitian holomorphic vector bundle admits some special connection the author gets \(\chi_ 2 (M,h,F)\) in terms of the Chern character and the Todd class. The \(L^ 2\)-Euler characteristic of \((M,h)\) and the index of the Dirac operator on \(M\) with coefficients in a bundle \(F\) with some special connection are given, too. These results yield a signature theorem for \(H' (\overline M,j_ * {\mathcal V})\), Riemann-Roch theorems for the sheaves \(\widetilde \Omega^ p_{\overline M} (E)\) which arise in the Hodge decomposition of \(H' (\overline M,j_ * {\mathcal V})\).