The Seiberg-Witten equations and 4-manifold topology

Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-70

  Donaldson, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030538381     PISSN: 02730979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/s0273-0979-96-00625-8     Document Type: Article

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