A note on surfaces in \mathbb{CP}^2 and \mathbb{CP}^2\# \mathbb{CP}^2

Abstract: In this brief note, we investigate the

m a t h b b {C P}^{2}

-genus of knots, i.e. the least genus of a smooth, compact, orientable surface in

m a t h b b {C P}^{2} s e t m i n u s m a t h r i n g B^{4}

bounded by a knot in

S^{3}

. We show that this quantity is unbounded, unlike its topological counterpart. We also investigate the

m a t h b b {C P}^{2}

-genus of torus knots. We apply these results to improve the minimal genus bound for some homology classes in

.

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