Integration over the u-plane in Donaldson theory
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Abstract: We analyze the u-plane contribution to Donaldson invariants of a four-manifold X. For , this contribution vanishes, but for , 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.
The authors obtain a more comprehensive understanding of the relation between the Donaldson invariants and the physics of \({\mathcal N} =2\) supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory. In particular, they explain the role of the \(u\)-plane in Donaldson theory, both for smooth 4-manifolds \(X\) of \(b^+_2 (X)=1\) and for smooth 4-manifolds \(X\) of \(b^+_2 (X)>1\) which are not of simple type. Analyzing the \(u\)-plane contribution to Donaldson invariants of \(X\), it is shown that for the latter case this contribution vanishes, but for the former the Donaldson invariants must be written as the sum of a \(u\)-plane integral and a Seiberg-Witten contribution. The relation of Donaldson invariants to SW theory has been generalized to 4-manifolds not of simple type, and interesting formulas are obtained for the class numbers of imaginary quadratic fields. Finally, the authors show how the results generalize to extensions of Donaldson theory obtained by including hypermultiple matter fields.
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