(1) Department of Mathematics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA;(2) Present address: Hanoi Institute of Mathematics, Box 631, 10000 Hanoi, Vietnam
Abstract:
We use methods from gauge theory to compute the Seifert volumes of 3-manifolds. As applications, we are able to find the Seifert volumes of several hyperbolic manifolds obtained by surgery on 2-bridge knots.