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BASIC FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS PUZZLES OF SPECTRAL FLOW

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2011

B. BOOSS-BAVNBEK*
Affiliation:
IMFUFA, Department of Sciences, Systems and Models, Roskilde University, Postboks 260, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark (email: booss@ruc.dk)
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Abstract

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We explain an array of basic functional analysis puzzles on the way to general spectral flow formulae and indicate a direction of future topological research for dealing with these puzzles.

Type
Research Article
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Publishing Association Inc. 2011

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