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Lectures on monopole Floer homology

Geometric Topology 2016-05-11 v1

Abstract

These lecture notes are a friendly introduction to monopole Floer homology. We discuss the relevant differential geometry and Morse theory involved in the definition. After developing the relation with the four-dimensional theory, our attention shifts to gradings and correction terms. Finally, we sketch the analogue in this setup of Manolescu's recent disproof of the long standing Triangulation Conjecture.

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@article{arxiv.1605.03140,
  title  = {Lectures on monopole Floer homology},
  author = {Francesco Lin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.03140},
  year   = {2016}
}

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37 pages, 5 pictures. To appear in the Proceedings of the 22nd G\"okova Geometry/Topology Conference