On finite groups acting on homology 4-spheres and finite subgroups of SO(5)

DOI10.1016/J.TOPOL.2011.01.017zbMATH Open1234.57021arXiv1001.3976OpenAlexW2964008628MaRDI QIDQ633017FDOQ633017

Authors: Mattia Mecchia, Bruno Zimmermann 

Publication date: 31 March 2011

Published in: Topology and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that a finite group which admits a faithful, smooth, orientation-preserving action on a homology 4-sphere, and in particular on the 4-sphere, is isomorphic to a subgroup of the orthogonal group SO(5), by explicitly determining the various groups which can occur (up to an indetermination of index two in the case of solvable groups). As a consequence we obtain also a characterization of the finite groups which are isomorphic to subgroups of the orthogonal groups SO(5) and O(5).

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1001.3976

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zbMATH Keywords

finite group actionfinite simple grouphomology 4-sphere

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Group actions on manifolds and cell complexes in low dimensions (57M60) Finite transformation groups (57S17)

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