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As we have seen, the theory of linear partial differential equations—in particular, the Atiyah-Singer index theorem— yields topological invariants which have striking geometric applications. We now investigate more refined invariants constructed with nonlinear partial differential equations, invariants that are not available from the linear theory.
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(2001). Global analysis of the Seiberg-Witten equations. In: Lectures on Seiberg-Witten Invariants. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1629. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-40952-6_3
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