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A TOPOLOGICAL LAGRANGIAN FOR MONOPOLES ON FOUR-MANIFOLDS

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-28 v2

Abstract

We present a topological quantum field theory which corresponds to the moduli problem associated to Witten's monopole equations for four-manifolds. The construction of the theory is carried out in purely geometrical terms using the Mathai-Quillen formalism, and the corresponding observables are described. These provide a rich set of new topological quantites.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9503105,
  title  = {A TOPOLOGICAL LAGRANGIAN FOR MONOPOLES ON FOUR-MANIFOLDS},
  author = {J. M. F. Labastida and M. Mariño},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9503105},
  year   = {2009}
}

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