Smoothly embedded rational homology balls

2015/08/15 by Heesang Park, Jongil Park, Park, Heesang +5
Mathematics · #14B0 #57R40 #57R55 #Algebraic Geometry (math.AG) #Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory #FOS: Mathematics #Geometric Topology (math.GT) #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #math.AG #math.GT #msc:14B0 #msc:57R40 #msc:57R55

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1508.03724

13 pages

arxiv created 2015/08/15 · openalex publication_date 2015/08/15 · arxiv updated 2015/08/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

In this paper we prove the existence of rational homology balls smoothly embedded in regular neighborhoods of certain linear chains of smooth 2-spheres by using techniques from minimal model program for 3-dimensional complex algebraic variety.

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