The generalized Lichnerowicz formula and analysis of Dirac operators

Abstract

We study Dirac operators acting on sections of a Clifford module $\mathcal{E}$\ over a Riemannian manifold $M$. We prove the intrinsic decomposition formula for their square, which is the generalisation of the well-known formula due to Lichnerowicz [L]. This formula enables us to distinguish Dirac operators of simple type. For each Dirac operator of this natural class the local Atiyah-Singer index theorem holds. Furthermore, if $M$\ is compact and ${{\petit \rm dim}\;M=2n\ge 4}$, we derive an expression for the Wodzicki function $W_{\mathcal{E}}$, which is defined via the non-commutative residue on the space of all Dirac operators $\mathcal{D}(\mathcal{E})$. We calculate this function for certain Dirac operators explicitly. From a physical point of view this provides a method to derive gravity, resp. combined gravity/Yang-Mills actions from the Dirac operators in question.

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