Symplectic rational blowdowns
Differential Geometry
2007-05-23 v1 Geometric Topology
Abstract
We prove that the rational blowdown, a surgery on smooth 4-manifolds introduced by Fintushel and Stern, can be performed in the symplectic category. As a consequence, interesting families of smooth 4-manifolds, including the exotic surfaces of Gompf and Mrowka, admit symplectic structures.
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@article{arxiv.math/9802079,
title = {Symplectic rational blowdowns},
author = {Margaret Symington},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9802079},
year = {2007}
}
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12 pages; 4 figures; Latex2e document