Uniformization of nonlocal elliptic operators and \(KK\)-theory (Q5891073)

The authors consider operators of the form \[ P= \sum_g P_g T_g, \] where \(P_g\) are pseudo-differential operators of order zero on a compact manifold \(M\) and \(T_g\) is the action of an element \(g\) belonging to a discrete finitely generated group acting on \(M\). The sum defining \(P\) is assumed to be finite. A notion of symbol of \(P\) is introduced, so that ellipticity of the symbol grants the Fredholm property for \(P: L^2(M)\to L^2(M)\). By using the KK-theory of \textit{G. Kasparov} [Invent. Math. 91, No. 1, 147--201 (1988; Zbl 0647.46053)], the index of \(P\) is then computed.