Four-Manifold Invariants and Donaldson-Witten Theory

Abstract

This article surveys invariants of four-manifolds and their relation to Donaldson-Witten theory, and other topologically twisted Yang-Mills theories. The article is written for the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics, and focuses on the period since the first edition in 2006.

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