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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.

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@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