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Using K-theory, the (highest) index of Fredholm Toeplitz operators on bounded symmetric domains in ℂn is expressed in topological terms.
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Research partially supported by NSF-Grant No. DMS-8403631
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Upmeier, H. An index theorem for multivariable Toeplitz operators. Integr equ oper theory 9, 355–386 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01199351
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