Monopole classes and Einstein metrics

dc.creatorKotschick, D.
dc.date2003-06-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:58:28Z
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dc.descriptionWe introduce the notion of a special monopole class on a four-manifold. This is used to prove restrictions on the smooth structures of Einstein manifolds. As an application we prove that there are Einstein four-manifolds which are simply connected, spin, and satisfy the strict Hitchin--Thorpe inequality, and which are homeomorphic to manifolds without Einstein metrics. In the Appendix, written with J. Wehrheim, we use special monopole classes to discuss the classification of Ricci-flat four-manifolds.
dc.description17 pages. Includes an Appendix on ``Ricci-flat four-manifolds'' by D. Kotschick and J. Wehrheim
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0306022
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0306022
dc.identifierInt. Math. Res. Not. 2004:12 (2004), 593--609.
dc.identifierdoi:10.1155/S1073792804131802
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/67648
dc.subjectDifferential Geometry
dc.subjectGeometric Topology
dc.subject57R57; 53C25, 57R55
dc.titleMonopole classes and Einstein metrics
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