Determinant lines, von Neumann algebras and L² torsion

zbMATH Open0872.46031arXivdg-ga/9610002MaRDI QIDQ3125876FDOQ3125876

Michael Farber, A. L. Carey, Varghese Mathai

Publication date: 20 May 1997

Abstract: In this paper, we suggest a construction of determinant lines of finitely generated Hilbertian modules over finite von Neumann algebras. Nonzero elements of the determinant lines can be viewed as volume forms on the Hilbertian modules. Using this, we study both $L^2$ combinatorial and $L^2$ analytic torsion invariants associated to flat Hilbertian bundles over compact polyhedra and manifolds; we view them as volume forms on the reduced $L^2$ homology and cohomology. These torsion invariants specialize to the the classical Reidemeister-Franz torsion and the Ray-Singer torsion in the finite dimensional case. Under the assumption that the $L^2$ homology vanishes, the determinant line can be canonically identified with $R$, and our $L^2$ torsion invariants specialize to the $L^2$ torsion invariants previously constructed by A.Carey, V.Mathai and J.Lott. We also show that a recent theorem of Burghelea et al. can be reformulated as stating equality between two volume forms (the combinatorial and the analytic) on the reduced $L^2$ cohomology.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/dg-ga/9610002

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zbMATH Keywords

finite von Neumann algebrastorsion invariantsReidemeister-Franz torsionRay-Singer torsiondeterminant lines\(L^ 2\) homology and cohomologyfinitely generated Hilbertian modulesHilbertian bundles

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Normed modules and Banach modules, topological modules (if not placed in 13-XX or 16-XX) (46H25) General theory of von Neumann algebras (46L10) Methods of algebraic topology in functional analysis (cohomology, sheaf and bundle theory, etc.) (46M20)

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