A universal ribbon surface in B^4
Geometric Topology
2011-11-24 v1
Abstract
We construct an orientable ribbon surface F in B^4, which is universal in the following sense: any compact orientable pl 4-manifold having a handle decomposition with 0-, 1- and 2-handles can be represented as a cover of B^4 branched over F.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0308222,
title = {A universal ribbon surface in B^4},
author = {Riccardo Piergallini and Daniele Zuddas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0308222},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
19 pages, 28 figures, 28 references. LaTeX 2.09 file. Uses: amstext.sty amscd.sty geom.sty epsf.sty