An index for Gauge-invariant operators and the Dixmier-Douady invariant

Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 356, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 185-218

  Nistor, Victor ^a   Troitsky, Evgenij ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0742271513     PISSN: 00029947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9947-03-03370-1     Document Type: Article

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