From near-symplectic constructions to trisections of 4-manifolds
Geometric Topology
2022-06-16 v1
Abstract
This is an expository account of the author's collaboration with Rob Kirby leading up to the theory of trisections of smooth 4-manifolds. This article was written for inclusion in an upcoming issue of Celebratio Mathematica dedicated to Rob Kirby's mathematical work.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2206.07686,
title = {From near-symplectic constructions to trisections of 4-manifolds},
author = {David T Gay},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.07686},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
21 pages, 9 figures; to be published in Celebratio Mathematica