Simple Type and the Boundary of Moduli Space

dc.creatorGroisser, David
dc.creatorSadun, Lorenzo
dc.date1997-12-22
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:24:38Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:24:38Z
dc.descriptionWe measure, in two distinct ways, the extent to which the boundary region of moduli space contributes to the ``simple type'' condition of Donaldson theory. Using a geometric representative of μ(pt), the boundary region of moduli space contributes 6/64 of the homology required for simple type, regardless of the topology or geometry of the underlying 4-manifold. The simple type condition thus reduces to the interior of the k+1st ASD moduli space, intersected with two representatives of (4 times) the point class, being homologous to 58 copies of the k-th moduli space. This is peculiar, since the only known embeddings of the k-th moduli space into the k+1st involve Taubes gluing, and the images of such embeddings lie entirely in the boundary region. When using de Rham representatives of mu(pt), the boundary region contributes 1/8 of what is needed for simple type, again regardless of the topology or geometry of the underlying 4-manifold. The difference between this and the geometric representative answer is surprising but not contradictory, as the contribution of a fixed region to the Donaldson invariants is geometric, not topological.
dc.descriptionLaTeX, 67 pages, including two embedded postscript figures. If you have any difficulties processing the source, send email to sadun@math.utexas.edu
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/dg-ga/9712016
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/dg-ga/9712016
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/33407
dc.subjectDifferential Geometry
dc.subject57R57 (Primary), 58D27, 53C07, 58G99 (Secondary)
dc.titleSimple Type and the Boundary of Moduli Space
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