Toeplitz operators on pseudoconvex domains and foliation \(C^*\)- algebras (Q920378)

In this far-reaching paper, the authors initiate a study of Toeplitz operators over arbitrary bounded pseudoconvex domains on \({\mathbb{C}}^ n\). Previous work on multivariable Toeplitz operators has concentrated on special classes of domains such as strongly pseudoconvex, or finite type, or symmetric. The main results of the paper include: 1. A description of the Koszul complex associated with the Toeplitz operators on an arbitrary pseudoconvex bounded domain, subject to a mild geometric condition. 2. A complete analysis of the Toeplitz \(C^*\)-algebra \({\mathcal T}(D)\) for pseudo-convex Reinhardt domains, given in terms of foliation \(C^*\)- algebras induced by the boundary geometry of the underlying domain. The result is a description of \({\mathcal T}(D)\) as a composition series, analogous to the case of symmetric domains, where the boundary components actually form a fibration [\textit{D. Upmeier}, ``Toeplitz \(C^*\)-algebras on bounded symmetric domains'', Ann. Math., II. Ser. 119, 549-576 (1984; Zbl 0549.46031)]. 3. A geometric description of the \({\bar \partial}\)-Neumann operator on (0,1)-forms with analytic coefficients and, more generally of the type I nature of \({\mathcal T}(D)\), for D a Reinhardt domain. The authors also exhibit a large class of pseudoconvex Reinhardt domains in \({\mathbb{C}}^ 2\) for which not only the Neumann operators fails to be convex, but T(D) is not even of type I. 4. An index formula for certain Reinhardt domains of ``irrational'' type, relating to Bergmann Toeplitz operators and irrational rotation algebras.