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I would like to explain some applications of quantum field theory methods to Donaldson theory. But first, perhaps, I should explain what Donaldson theory is. We start with an oriented four-manifold M, and a compact gauge group, say G = SU(2). We pick a principal G bundle P over M, and let A denote a connection on P. The space of such connections will be called A.
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Witten, E. (1995). Physical Methods Applied to Donaldson Theory. In: Gindikin, S., Lepowsky, J., Wilson, R.L. (eds) Functional Analysis on the Eve of the 21st Century. Progress in Mathematics, vol 131. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4262-8_11
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