Stein surfaces as open subsets of C^2
Geometric Topology
2007-05-23 v3 Complex Variables
Abstract
An open subset U of a complex surface can be topologically perturbed to yield an open subset whose inherited complex structure is Stein, if and only if U is homeomorphic to the interior of a handlebody whose handles all have index equal or less than 2.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0501509,
title = {Stein surfaces as open subsets of C^2},
author = {Robert E. Gompf},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0501509},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Comments 23 pages, 5 figures, AMS-LaTeX v2: Overcompressed figures fixed. v3: Minor edits - this is the published version