Solvmanifolds and noncommutative tori with real multiplication
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instance of: scholarly article
title: Solvmanifolds and noncommutative tori with real multiplication
zbMATH Open document ID: 1161.58005
author: Matilde Marcolli
published in: Communications in Number Theory and Physics
publication date: 2008-12-11T00:00:00Z
full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0711.2036
review text: Let a real quadratic field be given. \textit{M. F. Atiyah, H. Donnelly} and \textit{I. M. Singer} [Ann. Math. II. Ser. 118, 131--177 (1983; Zbl 0531.58048)] related the \(\eta\)-invariant of the signature operator on a particular three-dimensional solvmanifold \(X\) to the Shimizu \(L\)-function of the field, thus proving a conjecture of Hirzebruch. In the present paper the author considers the spectral triple defined by the signature operator on the corresponding noncommutative torus with real multiplication. As in the classical case the \(\eta\)-invariant of the triple vanishes. The main result of the paper is that the \(\eta\)-invariant of a restriction of the operator can be expressed in terms of the Shimizu \(L\)-function. Its proof is based on methods of loc. cit. The relation between both settings is described in the paper as follows: The solvmanifold \(X\) is a torus bundle over \(S^1\). Using the isospectral deformation formalism of \textit{A. Connes} and \textit{G. Landi} [Commun. Math. Phys. 221, No. 1, 141--159 (2001; Zbl 0997.81045)] its algebra of functions can be deformed in direction of the fibers. The vertical signature operator on the deformed fibers yields the spectral triple on the noncommutative torus. The author also gives a different interpretation of the Shimizu \(L\)-function: She introduces Lorentzian spectral triples over real quadratic fields and their \(\eta\)-invariants. Then she defines a Lorentzian spectral triple associated with a twisted group algebra of the fundamental group \(\pi_1(X)\) and relates its \(\eta\)-invariant to the Shimizu \(L\)-function. On the way, by using the Baum-Connes assembly map and a twisted index theorem, the author calculates the range of the canonical trace from \(K_0(C^*(\pi_1(X),\sigma))\) to \(\mathbb{R}\) for group cocycles \(\sigma\) of a particular form. Here \(C^*(\pi_1(X),\sigma)\) is the twisted group \(C^*\)-algebra. This result is of interest in connection with gap labeling problems.
reviewed by: Charlotte Wahl
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 58B34
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 11R42
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 11R80
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 19K56
zbMATH DE Number: 5382040
zbMATH Keywords: eta invariants
zbMATH Keywords: noncommutative tori with real multiplication
zbMATH Keywords: L-functions
zbMATH Keywords: spectral triples
zbMATH Keywords: lattice in totally real field
zbMATH Keywords: twisted group algebras
zbMATH Keywords: index theory
zbMATH Keywords: solvmanifolds
Wikidata QID: Q60020332
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI publication profile
arXiv ID: 0711.2036
OpenAlex ID: W1964524542
DOI: 10.4310/CNTP.2008.V2.N2.A4
description: scientific article