Exotic smooth structures on small 4-manifolds with odd signatures (Q993381)

The main result is Theorem 1: Let \(M\) be one of the following 4-manifolds: (i) \(\mathbb CP^2\#m\overline{\mathbb CP^2}\) for \(m=2,4\); (ii) \(3\mathbb CP^2\#k\overline{\mathbb CP^2}\) for \(k=4,6,8,10\); (ii) \((2n-1)\mathbb CP^2\#2n\overline{\mathbb CP^2}\) for any integer \(n\geq 3\). Then there exists an irreducible symplectic 4-manifold and an infinite family of pairwise non-diffeomorphic irreducible non-symplectic 4-manifolds, all of which are homeomorphic to \(M\). The constructions uses Luttinger surgery on \(T^4\#\overline{\mathbb CP^2}\).