On Manolescu's $\kappa$-invariants of rational homology 3-spheres

Abstract

We give an estimate for Manolescu's $\kappa$-invariant of a rational homology 3-sphere $Y$ by the data of a spin 4-orbifold bounded by $Y$. By an appropriate choice of a 4-orbifold, sometimes we can restrict and determine the value of $\kappa$. We give such examples in case of Dehn surgeries along knots in $S^3$.

16 pages, 3 figures