Surgery on Nullhomologous Tori
Geometric Topology
2014-02-26 v2 Algebraic Geometry
Symplectic Geometry
Abstract
By studying the example of smooth structures on CP^2#3(-CP^2) we illustrate how surgery on a single embedded nullhomologous torus can be utilized to change the symplectic structure, the Seiberg-Witten invariant, and hence the smooth structure on a 4-manifold.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1111.4509,
title = {Surgery on Nullhomologous Tori},
author = {Ronald Fintushel and Ronald J. Stern},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.4509},
year = {2014}
}