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Variational aspects of the Seiberg-Witten functional (English)
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26 November 1996
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\textit{N. Seiberg} and \textit{E. Witten} [Nucl. Phys., B 426, No. 1, 19-52 (1994)] introduced a new monopole equation which yields new differential-topological invariants of 4-dimensional manifolds, closely related to Donaldson's polynomial invariants. The authors define the Seiberg-Witten functional and consider the corresponding Euler-Lagrange equations. It is shown that their weak solutions are smooth. The main result is that this functional satisfies the Palais-Smale condition. As a consequence, the existence of unstable solutions is proved, which can be used to define more invariants for 4-manifolds.
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4-dimensional geometry
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Seiberg-Witten functional
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Euler-Lagrange equations
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Palais-Smale condition
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