Topological contents of 3D Seiberg-Witten theory
| dc.creator | Broda, Boguslaw | |
| dc.date | 1997-09-03 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T04:23:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T04:23:35Z | |
| dc.description | Using physical arguments (Higgs mechanism, superconductivity, infrared regime, duality) and a geometric-topological construction (scalar curvature distribution compatible with surgery), we propose a topological interpretation of 3D SW theory in terms of the abelian Casson invariant. Further algebraic reasoning shows equivalence of that invariant to the Alexander ``polynomial''. Our starting point is a 3D version of the original SW theory. Observing that the scalar curvature $R$ plays the role of a mass-squared parameter for the monopole field we can use that observation to control the theory in low-energy limit. | |
| dc.description | 8 pages, 7 Postscript figures, uses plenum and epsfig, talk at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop: "Recent Developments in Quantum Field Theory", June 14-20, 1997, Zakopane, Poland | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9709026 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9709026 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/55085 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.title | Topological contents of 3D Seiberg-Witten theory | |
| dc.type | text |