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Atiyah-Singer index theorem and quantum field theory

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Differential Geometric Methods in Mathematical Physics

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Römer, H. (1981). Atiyah-Singer index theorem and quantum field theory. In: Doebner, HD. (eds) Differential Geometric Methods in Mathematical Physics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 139. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-10578-6_29

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