SPIN STRUCTURES ON LEFSCHETZ FIBRATIONS

2001/07/01 by András I. Stipsicz, ANDRÁS I. STIPSICZ · 1 citation
Mathematics · #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology

paper · doi:10.1017/s0024609301008232

Abstract

Necessary and sufficient conditions for Lefschetz fibrations over D 2 and S 2 to carry spin structures are presented. The conditions are given in terms of vanishing cycles and homology sections.

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