Abstract
Taubes proved that all compact oriented Riemannian 4-manifolds admit non-flat instantons. We show that there exists a non-compact oriented complete Riemannian 4-manifold having no non-flat instanton.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 251-286 |
Number of pages | 36 |
Journal | Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Analysis
- Political Science and International Relations
- Geometry and Topology