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Non-isotopic surfaces in $T^4\#(S^2\times S^2)$: an example

Geometric Topology 2026-04-08 v1

Abstract

We prove that there exist infinitely many embedded tori with a common geometric dual in T4#(S2×S2)T^4\#(S^2\times S^2) that are homotopic, diffeomorphic, but not isotopic to each other, even after arbitrary many external stabilizations. These surfaces are obtained by applying the Norman trick to a fixed immersed surface, using non-homotopic tubing arcs. The isotopy classes of these surfaces are distinguished by homotopy classes of the 2-handles (relative to the boundary) in the complement of the image of the 00- and 11-handles.

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@article{arxiv.2604.05805,
  title  = {Non-isotopic surfaces in $T^4\#(S^2\times S^2)$: an example},
  author = {Jianfeng Lin and Yue Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.05805},
  year   = {2026}
}

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