scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1182670
Let us consider a closed manifold \({\mathcal M}\) of dimension \(n\) and the finite dimensional complex vector bundles \(E\) and \(F.\) The partition of \({\mathcal M}\) generated by the open simplexes of a smooth triangulation gives rise to a cochain complex on \({\mathcal M}\) with values in \(E\) and it is possible to define the combinatorial torsion \({\mathcal T}_c\) in the same way as the analytic torsion \({\mathcal T},\) with the de Rham differential replaced by the coboundary operator. In general the analytic torsion and the combinatorial torsion are not equal. To connect these two torsions it is necessary to introduce a correction term \({\mathcal T}_m\) expressed in terms of its logarithm. The purpose of the authors is to explain the main ideas that are used to prove the equality between the analytic torsion \({\mathcal T}\) and the Reidemeister torsion \(\tau\) as the product of \({\mathcal T}_c\) and \({\mathcal T}_m\). For the entire collection see [Zbl 0997.00561].
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