Connected sums with HP^n or CaP^2 and the Yamabe invariant
Differential Geometry
2011-02-25 v2
Abstract
Let be a smooth closed -manifold whose Yamabe invariant is nonpositive. We show that where are nonnegative integers, and is the quaternionic projective space. When , we also have where is the Cayley plane.
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@article{arxiv.0710.2379,
title = {Connected sums with HP^n or CaP^2 and the Yamabe invariant},
author = {Chanyoung Sung},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.2379},
year = {2011}
}