A remark on the space of metrics having non-trivial harmonic spinors

Abstract

Let M be a closed spin manifold of dimension congruent to 3 modulo 4. We give a simple proof of the fact that the space of metrics on M with invertible Dirac operator is either empty or it has infinitely many path components.

7 pages, minor modifications, accepted for publication in J. Fixed Point Theory Appl

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