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Generalized symplectic rational blowdowns

Symplectic Geometry 2014-10-01 v2 Geometric Topology

Abstract

We prove that the generalized rational blowdown, a surgery on smooth 4-manifolds, can be performed in the symplectic category.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0108075,
  title  = {Generalized symplectic rational blowdowns},
  author = {Margaret Symington},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0108075},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

Version 2: Correction of a minor error pointed out by an anonymous referee, correction of typos and improvement of exposition. Published by Algebraic and Geometric Topology at http://www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/agt/AGTVol1/agt-1-26.abs.html