A non-abelian Seiberg-Witten invariant for integral homology 3-spheres (original) (raw)

Abstract

A new di eomorphism invariant of integral homology 3{spheres is de ned using a non-abelian \quaternionic" version of the Seiberg{Witten equations.

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