Decomposing 4-manifolds with positive scalar curvature

DOI10.1016/J.AIM.2023.109231arXiv2206.09335OpenAlexW4385372760MaRDI QIDQ6135876FDOQ6135876

Chao Li, Richard H. Bamler, Christos Mantoulidis

Publication date: 28 August 2023

Published in: Advances in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that every closed, oriented, topologically PSC 4-manifold can be obtained via 0 and 1-surgeries from a topologically PSC 4-orbifold with vanishing first Betti number and second Betti number at most as large as the original one.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.09335

zbMATH Keywords

Betti numberssurgery4-manifoldspositive scalar curvaturefour-dimensional manifolds

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20) Surgery and handlebodies (57R65)

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