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In this paper, assuming there is a fiberwise Morse function, we extend Bismut-Lott index theorem to the complex valued case.
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Su, G.X. Complex Valued Bismut-Lott Index Theorem. Acta. Math. Sin.-English Ser. 36, 1221–1231 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10114-020-9291-7
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