\(\overline{\partial}\)-torsion and compact orbits of Anosov actions on complex 3-manifolds (Q1128260)

Let \(G= SL_2(\mathbb{C})\) and let \(\Gamma\) be a cocompact discrete subgroup of \(G\). The action of the group of diagonal matrices by right multiplication on \(M= \Gamma\setminus G\) defines a holomorphic Anosov action of \(C^\times \) in the sense of \textit{E. Ghys} [Invent. Math. 119, 585-614 (1995; Zbl 0831.58041)]. In the present paper the holomorphic torsion of \(M\) is related to a special value of a zeta function defined by the closed orbits of this action. The method uses the trace formula for heat kernels similar to \textit{D. Fried} [Invent. Math. 91, 31-51 (1988; Zbl 0658.53061)].