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Smooth projective planes

Differential Geometry 2010-09-29 v4

Abstract

Using symplectic topology and the Radon transform, we prove that smooth 4-dimensional projective planes are diffeomorphic to CP2\mathbb{CP}^2. We define the notion of a plane curve in a smooth projective plane, show that plane curves in high dimensional regular planes are lines, prove that homeomorphisms preserving plane curves are smooth collineations, and prove a variety of results analogous to the theory of classical projective planes.

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@article{arxiv.math/0412500,
  title  = {Smooth projective planes},
  author = {Benjamin McKay},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0412500},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

41 pages, no figures; More minor corrections