Gauge theoretic invariants of Dehn surgeries on knots

Geometry and Topology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2001, Pages 143-226

  Boden, Hans U ^a   Herald, Christopher M ^b   Kirk, Paul A ^c   Klassen, Eric P ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 manifold invariants; Gauge theory; Homology 3 sphere; Maslov index; Spectral flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001190216     PISSN: 14653060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/gt.2001.5.143     Document Type: Article

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