How Long to Read Instantons and Four-Manifolds

How Long Does it Take to Read Instantons and Four-Manifolds?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Instantons and Four-Manifolds by D. S. Freed

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book is the outcome of a seminar organized by Michael Freedman and Karen Uhlenbeck (the senior author) at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley during its first few months of existence. Dan Freed (the junior author) was originally appointed as notetaker. The express purpose of the seminar was to go through a proof of Simon Donaldson's Theorem, which had been announced the previous spring. Donaldson proved the nonsmoothability of certain topological four-manifolds; a year earlier Freedman had constructed these manifolds as part of his solution to the four dimensional ; Poincare conjecture. The spectacular application of Donaldson's and Freedman's theorems to the existence of fake 1R4,s made headlines (insofar as mathematics ever makes headlines). Moreover, Donaldson proved his theorem in topology by studying the solution space of equations the Yang-Mills equations which come from ultra-modern physics. The philosophical implications are unavoidable: we mathematicians need physics! The seminar was initially very well attended. Unfortunately, we found after three months that we had covered most of the published material, but had made little real progress towards giving a complete, detailed proof. Mter joint work extending over three cities and 3000 miles, this book now provides such a proof. The seminar bogged down in the hard analysis (56 59), which also takes up most of Donaldson's paper (in less detail). As we proceeded it became clear to us that the techniques in partial differential equations used in the proof differ strikingly from the geometric and topological material.

How long is Instantons and Four-Manifolds?

Instantons and Four-Manifolds by D. S. Freed is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Instantons and Four-Manifolds Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Instantons and Four-Manifolds aloud.

What Reading Level is Instantons and Four-Manifolds?

Instantons and Four-Manifolds is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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