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Computations and Applications of η Invariants

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We give a survey on η-invariants including methods of computation and applications in differential topology.

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Goette, S. (2012). Computations and Applications of η Invariants. In: Bär, C., Lohkamp, J., Schwarz, M. (eds) Global Differential Geometry. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics, vol 17. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22842-1_13

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