The index of hypoelliptic operators on foliated manifolds

DOI10.4171/JNCG/71MaRDI QIDQ622333zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Erik van Erp

Publication date 31 January 2011

Published in Journal of Noncommutative Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0811.1969

zbMATH Keywords

foliationsFredholm indexhypoelliptic operatorstangent groupoid

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Noncommutative topology (46L85) Index theory and related fixed-point theorems on manifolds (58J20)

Abstract: We present an index theorem for certain hypoelliptic differential operators on foliated manifolds. Our proof is a development of Alain Connes tangent groupoid proof of the Atiyah-Singer index theorem. The paper is largely self-contained.

Review text

The author proves an index theorem for hypoelliptic operators on foliated manifolds by adapting his earlier approach [Ann. Math. (2) 171, No.~3, 1647--1681 (2010; Zbl 1206.19004); Ann. Math. (2) 171, No.~3, 1683--1706 (2010; Zbl 1206.19005)] for the analogous problem on contact manifolds. Let \(M\) be a closed manifold with an integrable subbundle \(H \subset TM\). A weighted order for differential operators on \(M\) is introduced: Choose a bundle \(N\) transversal to \(H\). An element \(X \in H\) is of order 1 and any \(X \in N\) is of order 2. The author proves an elliptic estimate implying that differential operators with invertible weighted principal symbol are Fredholm between appropriate Sobolev spaces of weighted order. The proof identifying the topological and the analytic index for these operators is based on Connes' tangent groupoid approach. It follows that the usual cohomogical index formula also holds for hypoelliptic operators. The index theory for hypoelliptic operators on foliated manifolds turns out to be simpler than the one for contact manifolds. Instead of just citing his previous papers, the author reproves many results. Therefore, this well-written paper may also serve as an introduction to the author's approach.

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