Mathematical Research Letters

Volume 8, Issue 5, September 2001 pp. 589-603.

An integer valued SU(3) Casson invariant

Authors: Hans U. Boden, Christopher M. Herald, and Paul Kirk
Author institution: McMaster University, University of Nevada, and Indiana University

Summary: We define an integer valued invariant of homology 3-spheres using the methods of $SU(3)$ gauge theory and study its behavior under orientation reversal and connected sum.

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