Scalar curvature, covering spaces, and Seiberg-Witten theory (Q1408573)

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Scalar curvature, covering spaces, and Seiberg-Witten theory
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    Scalar curvature, covering spaces, and Seiberg-Witten theory (English)
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    24 September 2003
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    The author constructs examples of \(4\)-dimensional manifolds which have negative Yamabe invariants and such that their finite covering spaces have positive Yamabe invariants.
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    scalar curvature
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    Yamabe invariant
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    Seiberg-Witten invariants
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