Integration over the u-plane in Donaldson theory

DOI10.4310/ATMP.1997.V1.N2.A7zbMATH Open0899.57021arXivhep-th/9709193OpenAlexW1940562746MaRDI QIDQ1389115FDOQ1389115

Authors: G. W. Moore, Edward Witten 

Publication date: 12 November 1998

Published in: Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We analyze the u-plane contribution to Donaldson invariants of a four-manifold X. For $b_2^{+}(X)>1$, this contribution vanishes, but for $b_2^{+}=1$, the Donaldson invariants must be written as the sum of a u-plane integral and an SW contribution. The u-plane integrals are quite intricate, but can be analyzed in great detail and even calculated. By analyzing the u-plane integrals, the relation of Donaldson theory to N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory can be described much more fully, the relation of Donaldson invariants to SW theory can be generalized to four-manifolds not of simple type, and interesting formulas can be obtained for the class numbers of imaginary quadratic fields. We also show how the results generalize to extensions of Donaldson theory obtained by including hypermultiplet matter fields.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9709193

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zbMATH Keywords

4-manifoldsDonaldson invariantsSeiberg-Witten equationssupersymmetric Yang-Mills theoryintegration over the \(u\)-plane

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Moduli problems for topological structures (58D29) Supersymmetric field theories in quantum mechanics (81T60) Applications of global analysis to structures on manifolds (57R57)

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