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On the index of Toeplitz operators of several complex variables

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Toeplitz operators on strictly pseudo-convex boundaries of complex domains are defined; they behave like pseudo-differential operators. An extension of the Atiyah-Singer formula is proved for elliptic systems of such operators.

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de Monvel, L.B. On the index of Toeplitz operators of several complex variables. Invent Math 50, 249–272 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01410080

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