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Four-manifolds with shadow-complexity zero

Geometric Topology 2011-09-06 v1

Abstract

We prove that a closed 4-manifold has shadow-complexity zero if and only if it is a kind of 4-dimensional graph manifold, which decomposes into some particular blocks along embedded copies of S^2 x S^1, plus some complex projective spaces. We deduce a classification of all 4-manifolds with finite fundamental group and shadow-complexity zero.

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@article{arxiv.0909.0168,
  title  = {Four-manifolds with shadow-complexity zero},
  author = {Bruno Martelli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.0168},
  year   = {2011}
}

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63 pages, 75 figures

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