K-theory and index theory
 Date: 8 - 10 August 2018 Venue: Room 127, Department of Mathematics, Kyoto University
 Special speaker: Gennadi Kasparov (Vanderbilt, USA)
 Speakers: Yoshiyasu Fukumoto (ECNU, China) Peter Hochs (Adelaide, Australia) Hideki Inoue (Nagoya, Japan) Tsuyoshi Kato (Kyoto, Japan) Yosuke Kubota (Riken, Japan) Yanli Song (Washington, USA) Doman Takata (Tokyo, Japan)
 Organizer: Tsuyoshi Kato (Kyoto, Japan) Cosponcer: Daisuke Kishimoto (Kyoto, Japan)
 Schedule (PDF):
 8 Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug 10:00 - 11:00 Hochs Kato 11:20 - 12:20 Fukumoto Song 14:30 - 15:30 Inoue Kubota 15:50 - 16:50 Kasparov Takata
 Titles & abstracts: G. Kasparov Spectral K-theory We introduce a new operator K-theory group $SK(X;B)$ on the category of $C_0(X)$-algebras which behaves like a K-homology group with respect to the locally compact space $X$ and as a K-theory group with respect to its second argument, a $C_0(X)$-algebra B. This group is closely related with the KK-bifunctor and has good properties with respect to the tensor product of $C_0(X)$-algebras over $C_0(X)$. Applications to the index theory, especially fortransversally elliptic operators, will be discussed. Y. Fukumoto Project on twisted $L^2$ index formula for proper actions When a locally compact group $G$ acts on a manifold $X$ properly and a $U(1)$-valued 2-cocycle $\alpha$ of $G$ has vanishing Dixmier Douady class, then the $\alpha$-twisted $G$-index of a $G$-invariant Dirac operator is realized using the usual $G_{\alpha}$-index, here, $G_{\alpha}$ denotes the $U(1)$-central extension of $G$. More precisely, $\alpha$-twisted $G$-index and $G_{\alpha}$-index have coinsident trace and moreover, its trace can be represented some cohomology classes of $X$ thanks to the index formula by H. Wang. We want to do this without the condition that Dixmier Douady class vanishes, and we can expect more delicate information will be extracted from the operator via the twisted $G$-index. P. Hochs Orbital integrals in K-theory of group $C^*$-algebras K-theory of group $C^*$-algebras is a useful tool in representation theory, geometry and topology. These K-theory groups are not well-understood in general, as illustrated by the unresolved Baum-Connes conjecture. One way to study the K-theory of a group $C^*$-algebra and its elements is via maps into the complex numbers induced by trace maps on dense, holomorphically closed subalgebras. In recent years, it has turned out that traces defined by orbital integrals yield useful information in this context. An orbital integral is the integral of a function on the group over a conjugacy class. For the conjugacy class of the identity element, this is the classical von Neumann trace. For semisimple Lie groups, we use a fixed point theorem for equivariant indices to show what information can be recovered via these traces. This includes Harish-Chandraʼs character formula for the discrete series, and Shelstadʼs character identities, in the case of the discrete series. This is joint work with Hang Wang. H. Inoue Index theorems for Fredhom, semi-Fredholm and almost-periodic operators; all in one example Based on operators borrowed from scattering theory, we propose several concrete realisations of index theorems. The corresponding operators belong to some $C^*$-algebras generated by bounded pseudo-differential operators with coefficients, which either have limits at $\pm\infty$, or which are periodic, or which are asymptotically periodic. or which are uniform almost-periodic. These various situations can be deduced from a single partial isometry which depends on several parameters. The resulting relations correspond to the topological version of Levison's theorem for a family of Schrödinger operators with inverse square potentials on the half-line. This talk is based on a joint work with S. Richard. T. Kato $L^2$ harmonic forms and a reduced Fredholm map In this talk I will explain a new phenomenon on non compact complete Riemannian four manifolds, where d+ image of one forms does not exhaust densely on $L^2$ self dual forms on each compact subset if a certain $L^2$ self dual harmonic form exists. This leads us to a new construction of some reduced Fredholm map. Y. Kubota The relative higher index and geometry In this talk I will give a geometric perspective on the invariant of manifolds with boundary called the relative higher index, which is introduced by Chang-Weinberger-Yu in 2015. I will introduce some geometric reflections of this invariant concerning with K-area, enlargeability and positive scalar curvature metrics. D. Takata Towards an infinite-dimensional index theorem The overall goal of my research is to formulate and prove an infinite-dimensional version of the equivariant index theorem for locally compact manifold with a proper and cocompact group action. More precisely, I want to replace locally compact manifold and locally compact group'' with infinite-dimensional manifold and loop group'', keeping the action properly and cocompactly''. Although this project has not been completed, I have constructed several substitutes for several core objects for the analytic side: $L^2$-space, Dirac operator, group $C^*$-algebra, K-group valued analytic index, a part of assembly map and several $C^*$-algebras related to this map. In this talk, I will explain the progress so far.