English

4-manifolds and intersection forms with local coefficients

Differential Geometry 2012-03-06 v2 Algebraic Topology Geometric Topology

Abstract

We extend Donaldson's diagonalization theorem to intersection forms with certain local coefficients, under some constraints. This provides new examples of non-smoothable topological 4-manifolds.

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@article{arxiv.1004.0077,
  title  = {4-manifolds and intersection forms with local coefficients},
  author = {Kim A. Froyshov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.0077},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

30 pages. v2: The exposition has been improved following the referee's suggestions. Proposition 1.1 contains new examples of applications. To appear in the J. Diff. Geom

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