On the Cheeger–Müller theorem for an even-dimensional cone

Hartmann, L.; Spreafico, M.

doi:10.1090/spmj/1380

On the Cheeger–Müller theorem for an even-dimensional cone
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by L. Hartmann and M. Spreafico

St. Petersburg Math. J. 27 (2016), 137-154

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/spmj/1380

Published electronically: December 7, 2015

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Abstract:

Equality is proved for the $L^2$-analytic torsion and the intersection R-torsion of the even-dimensional finite metric cone over an odd-dimensional compact manifold.

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