Positive scalar curvature on foliations: the noncompact case (Q2094589)

The article is based on prior work on positive scalar curvature by the second author. The main result is a generalization of a result by \textit{M. Gromov} and \textit{H. B. Lawson jun.} [Ann. Math. (2) 111, 209--230 (1980; Zbl 0445.53025)] claiming that spin enlargeable manifolds do not admit a uniform positive lower bound of their scalar curvature. The generalization holds for non-compact manifolds and without the assumption of completeness.