Abstract
We construct a compact, contractible 4–manifold , an infinite order self-diffeomorphism of its boundary, and a smooth embedding of into a closed, simply connected 4–manifold , such that the manifolds obtained by cutting out of and regluing it by powers of are all pairwise nondiffeomorphic. The manifold can be chosen from among infinitely many homeomorphism types, all obtained by attaching a 2–handle to the meridian of a thickened knot complement.
Citation
Robert Gompf. "Infinite order corks." Geom. Topol. 21 (4) 2475 - 2484, 2017. https://doi.org/10.2140/gt.2017.21.2475
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