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Index theorem for merons

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Lettere al Nuovo Cimento (1971-1985)

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The index theorem of Atiyah-Patodi and Singer is applied to the case with a meron background where naively an ambiguity seems to exist.

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  1. Fizik Bölumü, Bogaziçi Universitesi, P.K. 2, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey

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This work is partially supported by TBTAK, the Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council.

This work is partially supported by TBTAK, the Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council through the High-Energy Physics and Basic Physics Research Units.

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Hortaçsu, M. Index theorem for merons. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 36, 109–112 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02749652

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