Reprinted as it originally appeared in the 1990s, this work is as an affordable text that will be of interest to a range of researchers in geometric analysis and mathematical physics. The book covers a variety of concepts fundamental to the study and applications of the spin-c Dirac operator, making use of the heat kernels theory of Berline, Getzlet, and Vergne. True to the precision and clarity for which J.J. Duistermaat was so well known, the exposition is elegant and concise.
Overall this is a carefully written, highly readable book on a very beautiful subject. -Mathematical Reviews
The book of J.J. Duistermaat is a nice introduction to analysis related [to the] spin-c Dirac operator. ... The book is almost self contained, [is] readable, and will be useful for anybody who is interested in the topic. -EMS Newsletter
The author's book is a marvelous introduction to [these] objects and theories. -Zentralblatt MATH
The book of J.J. Duistermaat is a nice introduction to analysis related [to the] spin-c Dirac operator. ... The book is almost self contained, [is] readable, and will be useful for anybody who is interested in the topic. -EMS Newsletter
The author's book is a marvelous introduction to [these] objects and theories. -Zentralblatt MATH
Overall this is a carefully written, highly readable book on a very beautiful subject. -Mathematical Reviews
The book of J.J. Duistermaat is a nice introduction to analysis related [to the] spin-c Dirac operator. ... The book is almost self contained, [is] readable, and will be useful for anybody who is interested in the topic. -EMS Newsletter
The author's book is a marvelous introduction to [these] objects and theories. -Zentralblatt MATH
The book of J.J. Duistermaat is a nice introduction to analysis related [to the] spin-c Dirac operator. ... The book is almost self contained, [is] readable, and will be useful for anybody who is interested in the topic. -EMS Newsletter
The author's book is a marvelous introduction to [these] objects and theories. -Zentralblatt MATH