I will describe a dimensional reduction procedure for 1-dimensional supersymmetric Euclidean field theories over an orbifold. As a basic application, we obtain a geometric interpretation of the equivariant Chern character for finite group actions. I will also explain how twisted K-theory fits into this picture: a gerbe with connection gives rise to a 1-dimensional twist, and 0-dimensional field theories twisted by the dimensionally reduced twist represent classes in (twisted) complexified K-theory.
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[1] http://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/taxonomy/term/39
[2] http://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/node/3444
[3] http://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/node/3946