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Gauge Theory and the Topology of Four-Manifolds (Ias/Park City Mathematics Series, V. 4)
Robert Friedman
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Description for Gauge Theory and the Topology of Four-Manifolds (Ias/Park City Mathematics Series, V. 4)
Hardcover. Offers a perspective on how 4-manifold theory was studied before the discovery of modern-day Seiberg-Witten theory. This book predates Donaldson's applications of the subject to 4-manifold topology, where the central concern was the geometry of the moduli space. Series: IAS/Park City Mathematics Series. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: PBM; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 182 x 17. Weight in Grams: 622.
The lectures in this volume provide a perspective on how 4-manifold theory was studied before the discovery of modern-day Seiberg-Witten theory. One reason the progress using the Seiberg-Witten invariants was so spectacular was that those studying $SU(2)$-gauge theory had more than ten years' experience with the subject. The tools had been honed, the correct questions formulated, and the basic strategies well understood. The knowledge immediately bore fruit in the technically simpler environment of the Seiberg-Witten theory. Gauge theory long predates Donaldson's applications of the subject to 4-manifold topology, where the central concern was the geometry of the moduli space.One reason ... Read more
The lectures in this volume provide a perspective on how 4-manifold theory was studied before the discovery of modern-day Seiberg-Witten theory. One reason the progress using the Seiberg-Witten invariants was so spectacular was that those studying $SU(2)$-gauge theory had more than ten years' experience with the subject. The tools had been honed, the correct questions formulated, and the basic strategies well understood. The knowledge immediately bore fruit in the technically simpler environment of the Seiberg-Witten theory. Gauge theory long predates Donaldson's applications of the subject to 4-manifold topology, where the central concern was the geometry of the moduli space.One reason ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amer Mathematical Society
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Series
IAS/Park City Mathematics Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
221
Place of Publication
Providence, United States
ISBN
9780821805916
SKU
V9780821805916
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