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Weighted homogeneous singularities and rational homology disk smoothings

Symplectic Geometry 2010-09-22 v2 Geometric Topology

Abstract

We classify the resolution graphs of weighted homogeneous surface singularities which admit rational homology disk smoothings. The nonexistence of rational homology disk smoothings is shown by symplectic geometric methods, while the existence is verified via smoothings of negative weights. In particular, it is shown that a (negative definite) starshaped plumbing tree gives rise to a weighted homogeneous singularity admitting a rational homology disk smoothing if and only if the Milnor fillable contact structure of the link admits a weak symplectic rational homology disk filling.

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@article{arxiv.0902.2277,
  title  = {Weighted homogeneous singularities and rational homology disk smoothings},
  author = {Mohan Bhupal and Andras I. Stipsicz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.2277},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

45 pages, 13 figures; proofs are streamlined and unified