Abstract
Donaldson’s Theorem relies on the invariance of signature under oriented cobordism. We prove here that \( \hat{M} \), the smooth manifold used to construct the cobordism M ~ IImℂℙ2, is orientable.
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Freed, D.S., Uhlenbeck, K.K., Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. (1991). Orientability. In: Instantons and Four-Manifolds. Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications, vol 1. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9703-8_7
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