Moment Maps, Cobordisms, and Hamiltonian Group Actions (Hardcover)

Introduction Part 1. Cobordism: Hamiltonian cobordism Abstract moment maps The linearization theorem Reduction and applications Part 2. Quantization: Geometric quantization The quantum version of the linearization theorem Quantization commutes with reduction Part 3. Appendices: Signs and normalization conventions Proper actions of Lie groups Equivariant cohomology Stable complex and Spin$^{\mathrm{c}}$structures Assignments and abstract moment maps Assignment cohomology Non-degenerate abstract moment maps Characteristic numbers, non-degenerate cobordisms, and non-virtual quantization The Kawasaki Riemann-Roch formula Cobordism invariance of the index of a transversally elliptic operator Bibliography Index.