Gauge theory on Calabi-Yau manifolds

We study complex analogues on Calabi-Yau manifolds of gauge theories on low dimensional real manifolds. In particular we define a holomorphic analogue of the Casson invariant, counting coherent sheaves on a Calabi-Yau 3-fold.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thomas, R, Richard P. W. Thomas
Other Authors: Donaldson, S
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 1997
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