Positive scalar curvature and an equivariant Callias-type index theorem for proper actions

DOI10.2140/AKT.2021.6.319zbMATH Open1484.53087arXiv2001.07336OpenAlexW3002318237MaRDI QIDQ1982606FDOQ1982606

Authors: Hao Guo, Peter Hochs, Varghese Mathai 

Publication date: 14 September 2021

Published in: Annals of \(K\)-Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: For a proper action by a locally compact group $G$ on a manifold $M$ with a $G$-equivariant Spin-structure, we obtain obstructions to the existence of complete $G$-invariant Riemannian metrics with uniformly positive scalar curvature. We focus on the case where $M/G$ is noncompact. The obstructions follow from a Callias-type index theorem, and relate to positive scalar curvature near hypersurfaces in $M$. We also deduce some other applications of this index theorem. If $G$ is a connected Lie group, then the obstructions to positive scalar curvature vanish under a mild assumption on the action. In that case, we generalise a construction by Lawson and Yau to obtain complete $G$-invariant Riemannian metrics with uniformly positive scalar curvature, under an equivariant bounded geometry assumption.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.07336

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zbMATH Keywords

indexpositive scalar curvatureproper group actionCallias operator

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Spin and Spin({}^c) geometry (53C27) Index theory and related fixed-point theorems on manifolds (58J20) Index theory (19K56)

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