Curvature, Cones, and Characteristic Numbers

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2012-03-28

arxiv.org/abs/1203.6389v1

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Differential Geometry

37 pages, LaTeX2e. 1 figure, 1 table

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We study Einstein metrics on smooth compact 4-manifolds with an edge-cone singularity of specified cone angle along an embedded 2-manifold. To do so, we first derive modified versions of the Gauss-Bonnet and signature theorems for arbitrary Riemannian 4-manifolds with edge-cone singularities, and then show that these yield non-trivial obstructions in the Einstein case. We then use these integral formulae to obtain interesting information regarding gravitational instantons which arise as limits of such edge-cone manifolds.

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