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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1054859
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1054859 |
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27 October 1997
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Seiberg-Witten equations
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\(\text{spin}^ c\) structures
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Thom conjecture
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0.8727579712867737
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Based on lectures given in January 1995 and May 1995, this is an expository article describing Seiberg-Witten theory for smooth 4-manifolds. After giving some background material on \(\text{spin}^c\) structures, the authors describe the Seiberg-Witten equations, the moduli space of their solutions, and the manifold invariants constructed from them. They discuss the special case in which the four-manifold is a Kaehler surface, and show how the Seiberg-Witten invariants can be calculated in this case. They discuss applications of Seiberg-Witten theory to the proof of the Thom conjecture (by Kronheimer and Mrowka), and to symplectic topology (by Taubes). For the entire collection see [Zbl 0863.00038].
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