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A fake cusp and a fishtail

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We construct smooth 4-manifolds that are homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the "cusp" and the "fishtail", which are certain thickened singular 2-spheres.

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@article{arxiv.math/9904058,
  title  = {A fake cusp and a fishtail},
  author = {Selman Akbulut},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9904058},
  year   = {2007}
}

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14 pages, 22 figures