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2017 Equivariant corks
Dave Auckly, Hee Jung Kim, Paul Melvin, Daniel Ruberman
Algebr. Geom. Topol. 17(3): 1771-1783 (2017). DOI: 10.2140/agt.2017.17.1771

Abstract

For any finite subgroup G of SO(4), we construct a contractible 4–manifold C, with an effective G–action on its boundary, that can be embedded in a closed 4–manifold so that cutting C out and regluing using distinct elements of G will always yield distinct smooth 4–manifolds.

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Dave Auckly. Hee Jung Kim. Paul Melvin. Daniel Ruberman. "Equivariant corks." Algebr. Geom. Topol. 17 (3) 1771 - 1783, 2017. https://doi.org/10.2140/agt.2017.17.1771

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Received: 20 April 2016; Revised: 14 September 2016; Accepted: 22 September 2016; Published: 2017
First available in Project Euclid: 16 November 2017

zbMATH: 1382.57010
MathSciNet: MR3677939
Digital Object Identifier: 10.2140/agt.2017.17.1771

Subjects:
Primary: 57M99
Secondary: 57R55

Keywords: corks , smooth structures on 4-manifolds

Rights: Copyright © 2017 Mathematical Sciences Publishers

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