On an invariant of plumped homology 3-spheres (Q5930011): Difference between revisions

The author considers three invariants of plumbed homology 3-spheres, namely, the \(\overline\mu\) invariant of \textit{W. D. Neumann} [Lect. Notes Math. 788, 125-144 (1980; Zbl 0436.57002)] and \textit{L. Siebenmann} [ibid., 172-222 (1980; Zbl 0444.57003)], the \(w\)-invariant of the author and \textit{M. Furuta} [Homology 3-spheres bounding acyclic 4-manifolds, preprint], and the \(\nu\)-invariant of homology 3-spheres recently defined by \textit{N. Saveliev} [Int. J. Math. 9, No. 7, 885-919 (1998; Zbl 0917.57007)]. He shows that, for a certain restricted class of homology 3-spheres, the three invariants \(\overline\mu\), \(-w\), and \(\nu\) are equal and are homology-cobordism invariant. The arguments take place in the class of 4-dimensional \(V\)-manifolds (orbifolds).