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Three Applications of Instanton Numbers

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We use instanton numbers to: (i) stratify moduli of vector bundles, (ii) calculate relative homology of moduli spaces and (iii) distinguish curve singularities.

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  1. Department of Mathematical Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88003-8001, USA

    Elizabeth Gasparim

  2. Department of Mathematical Sciences, SUNY at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY, 13902-6000, USA

    Pedro Ontaneda

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Communicated by N.A. Nekrasov

The authors acknowledge support from NSF and NSF/NMSU Advance.

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Gasparim, E., Ontaneda, P. Three Applications of Instanton Numbers. Commun. Math. Phys. 270, 1–12 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-006-0139-5

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