Mod r Vanishing Theorem of Seiberg-Witten Invariant for 4-Manifolds acted by Cyclic Group Z_r

TL;DR

This paper proves a vanishing theorem for Seiberg-Witten invariants of 4-manifolds with cyclic group actions, generalizing previous results to any positive integer order, under certain conditions.

Contribution

It extends the mod p vanishing theorem for Seiberg-Witten invariants to arbitrary cyclic groups, broadening the understanding of symmetry effects on 4-manifold invariants.

Findings

Seiberg-Witten invariants vanish modulo r under cyclic group actions

The theorem generalizes previous prime order results to all positive integers

Provides conditions under which the invariants are zero mod r

Abstract

In this paper, a vanishing theorem is stated and proved. If a 4-manifold $M$ admits a smooth action by a cyclic group $\mathbb{Z}_r$, then given an $\mathbb{Z}_r$-equivariant $Spin^c$-structure $\mathcal{C}$ on $M$, the Seiberg-Witten invariant $SW\mathcal{(C)}$ is zero modulo $r$ under some slight assumptions. Here $r$ can be any positive integer. This theorem is a generalization of the mod p vanishing theorem when $\mathbb{Z}_p$ is prime order cyclic proved by F.Fang.