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Connected sums with HP^n or CaP^2 and the Yamabe invariant

Differential Geometry 2011-02-25 v2

Abstract

Let MM be a smooth closed 4k4k-manifold whose Yamabe invariant Y(M)Y(M) is nonpositive. We show that Y(MlHPkmHPkˉ)=Y(M),Y(M\sharp l \Bbb HP^k\sharp m \bar{\Bbb HP^k})=Y(M), where l,ml,m are nonnegative integers, and HPk\Bbb HP^k is the quaternionic projective space. When k=4k=4, we also have Y(MlCaP2mCaP2ˉ)=Y(M),Y(M\sharp l CaP^2\sharp m \bar{CaP^2})=Y(M), where CaP2CaP^2 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}
}