The Equivalence of Seiberg-Witten and Casson Invariants for Homology 3-Spheres

Yuhan Lim

Mathematical Research Letters · 1999 · 40 citations · 4 references

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We outline a proof that the Seiberg-Witten invariant for integral homology 3-spheres is the same as Casson's invariant. This confirms a conjecture of Kronheimer.

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