Seiberg-Witten equations

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mathematical equations
gptkbp:appliesTo smooth 4-manifolds
gptkbp:category elliptic equations
gauge-theoretic equations
gptkbp:defines gptkb:Seiberg-Witten_invariants
gptkbp:field gptkb:gauge_theory
differential geometry
mathematical physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Seiberg-Witten equations
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Edward_Witten
gptkb:Nathan_Seiberg
gptkbp:introducedIn 1994
gptkbp:involves Dirac operator
spinor field
U(1) gauge field
self-dual 2-forms
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Donaldson_theory
gptkb:Yang-Mills_equations
monopole equations
gptkbp:significance led to new results in smooth topology
revolutionized 4-manifold topology
simplified computation of invariants
gptkbp:type partial differential equations
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:topology
gptkb:4-manifold_theory
mathematical physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Seiberg-Witten_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6