Positive scalar curvature, diffeomorphisms and the Seiberg-Witten invariants

Geometry and Topology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2001, Pages 895-924

  Ruberman, Daniel ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Isotopy; Positive scalar curvature; Seiberg Witten equations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041315021     PISSN: 14653060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/gt.2001.5.895     Document Type: Article

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