M392c Notes: a Course on Seiberg-witten Theory and 4-manifold Topology
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1. Classification problems in differential topology: 1/18/18 1 2. Review of the algebraic topology of manifolds: 1/23/18 4 3. Unimodular forms: 1/25/18 8 4. The intersection form and characteristic classes: 1/30/18 12 5. Tangent bundles of 4-manifolds: 2/1/18 16 6. Rokhlin’s theorem and the homotopy theorem: 2/6/18 19 7. The homotopy theorem: 2/8/18 22 8. The Hodge star: 2/13/18 22 9. Hodge theory and self-duality in 4 dimensions: 2/15/18 22
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