A General Families Index Theorem

Curvature and the eigenvalues of the Laplacian

H. P. McKean, I. M. Singer · Journal of Differential Geometry · 1967 · 950 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Physics +8

On the heat equation and the index theorem

Michael Atiyah, R. Bott, V. K. Patodi · Inventiones mathematicae · 1973 · 746 citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Differential Equations +13

The Index of Elliptic Operators: IV

Michael Atiyah, I. M. Singer · Annals of Mathematics · 1971 · 537 citations

Natural Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Finite Element Methods +9

Superconnections and the Chern character

Daniel Quillen · Topology · 1985 · 462 citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Physics +6

The Longitudinal Index Theorem for Foliations

Alain Connes, Georges Skandalis · Publications of the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences · 1984 · 367 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geometry +9