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A splitting formula for the spectral flow of the odd signature operator on 3–manifolds coupled to a path of $SU(2)$ connections

Benjamin Himpel

Geometry & Topology 9 (2005) 2261–2302

DOI: 10.2140/gt.2005.9.2261

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