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2001 The Seiberg–Witten invariants and 4–manifolds with essential tori
Clifford Henry Taubes
Geom. Topol. 5(2): 441-519 (2001). DOI: 10.2140/gt.2001.5.441

Abstract

A formula is given for the Seiberg–Witten invariants of a 4–manifold that is cut along certain kinds of 3–dimensional tori. The formula involves a Seiberg–Witten invariant for each of the resulting pieces.

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Clifford Henry Taubes. "The Seiberg–Witten invariants and 4–manifolds with essential tori." Geom. Topol. 5 (2) 441 - 519, 2001. https://doi.org/10.2140/gt.2001.5.441

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Received: 16 November 2000; Accepted: 5 May 2001; Published: 2001
First available in Project Euclid: 21 December 2017

zbMATH: 1037.57026
MathSciNet: MR1833751
Digital Object Identifier: 10.2140/gt.2001.5.441

Subjects:
Primary: 57R57
Secondary: 57M25 , 57N13

Keywords: gluing theorems , Seiberg–Witten invariants

Rights: Copyright © 2001 Mathematical Sciences Publishers

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