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In the previous study by Huang and Lee (arXiv:1004.1753) we introduced the well-posed boundary conditions \({{\mathcal P}_{-, {\mathcal L}_{0}}}\) and \({{\mathcal P}_{+, {\mathcal L}_{1}}}\) for the odd signature operator to define the refined analytic torsion on a compact manifold with boundary. In this paper we discuss the gluing formula of the refined analytic torsion for an acyclic Hermitian connection with respect to the boundary conditions \({{\mathcal P}_{-, {\mathcal L}_{0}}}\) and \({{\mathcal P}_{+, {\mathcal L}_{1}}}\). In this case the refined analytic torsion consists of the Ray-Singer analytic torsion, the eta invariant and the values of the zeta functions at zero. We first compare the Ray-Singer analytic torsion and eta invariant subject to the boundary condition \({{\mathcal P}_{-, {\mathcal L}_{0}}}\) or \({{\mathcal P}_{+, {\mathcal L}_{1}}}\) with the Ray-Singer analytic torsion subject to the relative (or absolute) boundary condition and eta invariant subject to the APS boundary condition on a compact manifold with boundary. Using these results together with the well known gluing formula of the Ray-Singer analytic torsion subject to the relative and absolute boundary conditions and eta invariant subject to the APS boundary condition, we obtain the main result.
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Huang, RT., Lee, Y. The gluing formula of the refined analytic torsion for an acyclic Hermitian connection. manuscripta math. 139, 91–122 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00229-011-0504-3
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