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We prove an asymptotic bound on the eta invariant of a family of coupled Dirac operators on an odd dimensional manifold. In the case when the manifold is the unit circle bundle of a positive line bundle over a complex manifold, we obtain precise formulas for the eta invariant.
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The research leading to the results contained in this paper has received funding from the European Research Council (E.R.C.) under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007-2013)/ERC grant agreement No. 291060.
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Savale, N. Asymptotics of the Eta Invariant. Commun. Math. Phys. 332, 847–884 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-014-2114-x
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