Knots, Links, and 4-Manifolds
dg-ga
2008-02-03 v2 Differential Geometry
Geometric Topology
Abstract
In this paper we investigate the relationship between isotopy classes of knots and links in S^3 and the diffeomorphism types of homeomorphic smooth 4-manifolds. As a corollary of this initial investigation, we begin to uncover the surprisingly rich structure of diffeomorphism types of manifolds homeomorphic to the K3 surface.
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@article{arxiv.dg-ga/9612014,
title = {Knots, Links, and 4-Manifolds},
author = {Ronald Fintushel and Ronald J. Stern},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:dg-ga/9612014},
year = {2008}
}
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31 pages