Index and secondary index theory for flat bundles with duality (Q3159987)

The paper offers some improvements to the Lott index and secondary index theory for flat bundles developed in [\textit{J. Lott}, Prog. Math. 171, 231--293 (2000; Zbl 1071.58019), see also \textit{J. Lott}, Commun. Anal. Geom. 2, No. 2, 279--311 (1994; Zbl 0840.58044)]. The main aim of the paper is to improve functorial properties of basic constructions of the theory (transgression Chern forms, \(\eta\)-forms and \(\eta\)-homomorphisms from secondary \(K\)-theory to \(\mathbb{R}/\mathbb{Z}\), and first of all of the secondary index map). It is worth mentioning that the paper is nicely written and the first 5 paragraphs are very clear (however many proofs are only sketched in the last paragraph), and may serve as the starting point of the study of this branch of index theory (for advanced readers!). For the entire collection see [Zbl 1050.58002].