An infinite set of exotic \({\mathbb{R}}^ 4\)'s.
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Publication:1056961
DOI10.4310/jdg/1214439566zbMath0562.57009OpenAlexW1481611700WikidataQ115187041 ScholiaQ115187041MaRDI QIDQ1056961
Publication date: 1985
Published in: Journal of Differential Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.4310/jdg/1214439566
distinct smooth manifolds homeomorphic to \({\mathbb{R}}^ 4\)embedding handlebodiesexotic \({\mathbb{R}}^ 4\)open 4-manifolds with periodic ends
Characteristic classes and numbers in differential topology (57R20) Surgery and handlebodies (57R65) Differentiable structures in differential topology (57R55) Smoothing in differential topology (57R10)
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