Minimal genera of open 4-manifolds

DOI10.2140/gt.2017.21.107zbMath1369.57028arXiv1309.0466OpenAlexW1931767737MaRDI QIDQ511606

Robert E. Gompf

Publication date: 22 February 2017

Published in: Geometry \& Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1309.0466

zbMATH Keywords

Stein surfaceCasson handleexotic smoothinggenus functionminimal genera

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stein manifolds (32Q28) Smoothing in differential topology (57R10)

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