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We introduce here the basic concepts that are needed in order to define the Seiberg-Witten equations and invariants. This introduction will be rather sketchy: occasionally we will refer to more detailed references listed in the bibliography.
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Marcolli, M. (1999). Seiberg—Witten on four-manifolds. In: Seiberg-Witten Gauge Theory. Texts and Readings in Mathematics, vol 17. Hindustan Book Agency, Gurgaon. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-93-86279-00-2_2
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