The double n-space property for contractible n-manifolds

DOI10.2140/AGT.2018.18.2131MaRDI QIDQ1748434zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Peter Sparks

Publication date 11 May 2018

Published in Algebraic \& Geometric Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.10019

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dunce hatJester's hatJester's manifoldMazur manifoldpseudohandle

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Abstract: Motivated by a recent paper of Gabai on the Whitehead contractible 3-manifold, we investigate contractible manifolds $M^n$ which decompose or split as $M^n=Acu{p}_{C}B$ where $A,B,Capproxmathbb{R}^n$ or $A,B,Capproxmathbb{B}^n$. Of particular interest to us is the case $n=4.$ Our main results exhibit large collections of $4$-manifolds that split in this manner.

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Write \(A \cup_{C} B\) for the union of spaces along the common intersection \(C = A \cap B\). A manifold \(M\) splits if \(M \;= A \cup_{C} B\) with \( A,B,C \approx {\mathbb B}^{n}\) or \( A,B,C \approx {\mathbb R}^{n}\). In the first case one says that \(M\) splits into closed balls and in the second that it splits into open balls. The paper shows that there exist infinitely many topologically distinct splittable compact contractible \(4\)-manifolds. The manifolds are constructed in a manner similar to the Mazur manifolds where a 2-handle is attached to \(S^{1} \times {\mathbb B}^{3}\).

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