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The L2 metric in gauge theory: an introduction and some applications

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA

Abstract

We discuss the geometry of the Yang-Mills configuration spaces and moduli spaces with respect to the L2 metric. We also consider an application to a de Rham-theoretic version of Donaldson's μ-map.

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Banach Center Publications
1997/39/1
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Pages:
317-329
Main language of publication
English
Published
1997
Exact and natural sciences