New 4-manifolds with exotic diffeomorphisms found.
problem Existence of exotic diffeomorphisms in 4-manifolds.
method Proves existence of infinitely many contractible 4-manifolds with exotic diffeomorphisms.
result Infinitely many contractible 4-manifolds with absolutely exotic diffeomorphisms.
Exotic submanifolds in 4-manifolds remain exotic after stabilizations.
problem Constructing exotic codimension-1 submanifolds in 4-manifolds.
method Constructing pairs of exotic codimension-1 submanifolds with diffeomorphic complements and showing they remain exotic after stabilizations.
result Exotic submanifolds remain exotic after any number of stabilizations.
Study exotic Dehn twists in 4-manifolds, producing first known exotic diffeomorphisms.
problem Detecting exotic diffeomorphisms in 4-manifolds.
method 2-parameter families Seiberg-Witten theory over RP2. result Constructed the smallest closed 4-manifold with exotic diffeomorphisms.
Detects exotic embeddings in 4-manifolds with boundary.
problem Detecting exotic diffeomorphisms in 4-manifolds with boundary.
method Defined family versions of Kronheimer-Mrowka invariants and used them to find exotic embeddings.
result First example of exotic 3-spheres in a smooth closed 4-manifold with diffeomorphic complements.
New exotic 4-manifolds found with small trisection genus.
problem Finding exotic 4-manifolds with small trisection genus.
method Constructing genus-3 relative trisections for contractible 4-manifolds.
result Exotic 4-manifolds with boundary have trisection genus of 4.
Study exotic phenomena in small 4-manifolds using diffeomorphisms.
problem Understanding exotic smooth structures and embeddings in 4-manifolds.
method Using constraints from Seiberg-Witten theory on diffeomorphisms.
result New methods to detect and bound exotic phenomena.
Paper finds exotic diffeomorphisms on specific 4-manifolds.
problem Understanding exotic diffeomorphisms on 4-manifolds with b2+=2. method Comparing winding numbers of parameter families.
result 2\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^2 \# 10 (-\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^2) admits exotic diffeomorphisms.
This paper constructs exotic diffeomorphisms on reducible 4-manifolds with odd b+.
problem Detecting exotic diffeomorphisms on reducible 4-manifolds with odd b+.
method Using a families Bauer-Furuta invariant and pin-cobordism.
result Constructs exotic diffeomorphisms on reducible 4-manifolds with odd b+.
Exotic diffeomorphisms found on complex surfaces and 4-manifolds.
problem Finding exotic diffeomorphisms on 4-manifolds.
method Minimal complex surfaces and spin 4-manifolds with S3 boundary. result First known instances of exotic diffeomorphisms of irreducible 4-manifolds.
New results on localization of exotic diffeomorphisms in 4-manifolds.
problem Understanding when groups of exotic diffeomorphisms can be localized to smaller embedded submanifolds.
method Analyzing families Seiberg-Witten theory, Dehn twists, and properties of Seifert fibered homology spheres.
result Exotic diffeomorphisms cannot be localized to topologically embedded rational homology balls or homology spheres.
New module constructs exotic surfaces in 4-manifolds.
problem Constructing exotic surfaces in 4-manifolds.
method Using Bar-Natan Khovanov homology and skein lasagna gluing maps.
result Exotic surfaces require at least one internal stabilization.
New exotic 4-manifolds with zero signature found.
problem Finding exotic 4-manifolds with specific properties.
method Special small Lefschetz fibrations built via positive factorizations in the mapping class group.
result Smallest known exotic closed simply connected 4-manifolds with signature zero.
4-manifolds can be exotic after connected sum with S^2 x S^2.
problem Existence of exotic contractible 4-manifolds.
method Constructed a cork that remains exotic after connected sum with S^2 x S^2.
result Existence of exotic pair of contractible 4-manifolds.
The paper creates exotic 4-manifold structures with a specific group.
problem Producing exotic structures on 4-manifolds with infinite dihedral fundamental group.
method Using specific conditions on b2+ and b2−, the paper constructs these structures. result The existence of infinite exotic structures on 4-manifolds with infinite dihedral fundamental group.
Exotic diffeomorphism survives stabilizations on a contractible 4-manifold.
problem Finding exotic diffeomorphisms on contractible 4-manifolds.
method Developed a Pin(2) × Z_2-equivariant refinement for computing Seiberg-Witten Floer homotopy types.
result Constructed an exotic diffeomorphism that survives two stabilizations.
The study proves exotic smooth structures and equivalent genus functions in 4-manifolds.
problem Understanding exotic smooth structures and genus functions in 4-manifolds.
method Proving the existence of infinitely many exotic structures and equivalence of genus functions.
result Genus functions of exotic 4-manifolds are pairwise equivalent and stable under certain operations.
New method uses Khovanov homology to distinguish exotic 4-manifolds.
problem Distinguishing exotic compact, orientable 4-manifolds.
method Introduces a new, simple way of using Khovanov homology.
result First analysis-free proof of existence of exotic Mazur manifolds.
Construct non-split 2-component links in S4 to produce exotic pairs of 4-manifolds
problem Construct non-split 2-component links in S4 method Construct non-split 2-component links in S4 result Obtain exotic pairs of simply connected, definite 4-manifolds with boundary
The paper presents a new method to create exotic 4-manifolds and surfaces that remain exotic after stabilization.
problem Stabilization of exotic 4-dimensional phenomena and knotted surfaces.
method Elementary approach to constructing exotic 4-manifolds and surfaces, including examples in closed, simply connected 4-manifolds.
result The construction yields exotic surfaces in the 4-ball that remain exotic after stabilization, detected by Khovanov homology.
The paper constructs exotic knotted surfaces and curves in 4-manifolds.
problem Understanding exotic knotted surfaces and curves in 4-manifolds.
method Local knotting and construction of surfaces and curves.
result First examples of exotically knotted complex curves and symplectic 2-spheres.
The paper finds small exotic 4-manifolds with free abelian groups.
problem Finding small exotic 4-manifolds with specific fundamental groups.
method Pairwise non-diffeomorphic closed irreducible 4-manifolds with free abelian fundamental group of rank less than three.
result Explicit mechanism to compute equivariant intersection form and stabilization result for exotic structures.
We show how to construct absolutely exotic smooth structures on compact 4-manifolds with boundary, including contractible manifolds. In particular, we prove that any compact smooth 4-manifold W with boundary that admits a relatively exotic structure contains a pair of codimension-zero submanifolds homotopy equivalent t…
New methods distinguish exotic 4-manifolds using Heegaard Floer homology.
problem Distinguishing exotic 4-manifolds from standard ones.
method Using Heegaard Floer homology to define new invariants.
result New invariants remain distinct in covers and can distinguish exotic manifolds.
Paper extends Miyazawa's construction to more 4-manifolds, finding exotic involutions and embeddings.
problem Finding exotic involutions and embeddings in 4-manifolds.
method Real Seiberg-Witten theory.
result Many infinite families of exotic involutions and embeddings.
New 4D shapes found that defy smoothness rules.
problem Smoothness rules in 4D shapes don't always hold.
method Applied reflection group trick to exotic 4-manifolds.
result Found counterexamples to smooth Borel conjecture.
Software simplifies triangulations of 4-manifolds, revealing exotic structures.
problem Understanding smooth 4-manifolds from discrete and algorithmic perspectives.
method New software tools, including an algorithm for triangulations from Kirby diagrams and a heuristic for simplification.
result Presented new triangulations of exotic pairs, corks, and plugs, including the smallest known K3 surface.
The Akbulut cork cannot transform all exotic 4-manifolds.
problem The Akbulut cork's universality in transforming exotic 4-manifolds.
method Exhibited infinitely many exotic pairs of 4-manifolds not related by any cork.
result The Akbulut cork is not universal.
We study the possibility of realizing exotic smooth structures on punctured simply connected 4-manifolds as leaves of a codimension one foliation on a compact manifold. In particular, we show the existence of uncountably many smooth open 4-manifolds which are not diffeomorphic to any leaf of a codimension one trans…
Constructs genus-3 Lefschetz fibrations and exotic 4-manifolds with specific b2+ values.
problem Creating exotic 4-manifolds with specific second Betti number.
method Explicit construction of genus-3 Lefschetz fibrations and use of Luttinger surgery and twisted fiber sum.
result Explicit construction of exotic minimal symplectic 4-manifolds with b2+=3. This article intends to provide an introduction to the construction of small exotic 4-manifolds. Some of the necessary background is covered. An exposition is given of J. Park's construction in arXiv:math.GT/0311395 of an exotic CP^2#7(-CP^2). This article does not intend to present any new results. It was originally a…
New proof shows exotic 4-manifolds exist without complex calculations.
problem Existence of exotic 4-manifolds in topology.
method Used Beliakova and Wehrli's s-invariant for links in S3 and Stošić's induction scheme to simplify computations. result Existence of exotic compact, orientable 4-manifolds proven without skein lasagna modules.
Khovanov homology distinguishes exotic 4-manifolds.
problem Existence of exotic compact orientable 4-manifolds.
method Khovanov-Rozansky gl2 skein lasagna module and related invariants. result First analysis-free proof of exotic 4-manifolds.
New stable exotic 4-manifolds found with specific topological properties.
problem Identifying conditions for the existence of stable exotic 4-manifolds.
method Investigated fundamental group, Stiefel-Whitney classes, and H_5(π;Z) to determine stable exotic pairs.
result Produced new stable exotica and settings where they do not arise.
We produce infinite families of exotic actions of finite cyclic groups on simply connected smooth 4-manifolds with nontrivial Seiberg-Witten invariants.
New exotic structures found on 4-manifolds with specific groups.
problem Finding exotic smooth structures on 4-manifolds with certain fundamental groups.
method Constructing new smooth structures using definite intersection forms and fundamental groups.
result Infinitely many exotic smooth structures on 4-manifolds with fundamental group Z/2Z.
New definite 4-manifolds found with non-cyclic groups.
problem Finding exotic smooth structures on 4-manifolds with specific fundamental groups.
method Constructing infinitely many non-diffeomorphic structures.
result Infinitely many pairwise non-diffeomorphic definite 4-manifolds with Z/2imesZ/2 fundamental group. New exotic 4-manifolds found with fiber bundles.
problem Finding non-diffeomorphic exotic 4-manifolds.
method Smooth fiber bundles over the circle.
result Exotic 4-manifolds with non-simply-connected fiber.
Paper explores using 0-surgery to find exotic 4-manifolds.
problem Distinguishing smooth structures on 4-manifolds.
method Uses 0-surgery homeomorphisms to generate exotic pairs.
result Found 5 topologically slice knots potentially leading to exotic spheres.
It is known that every exotic smooth structure on a simply connected closed 4-manifold is determined by a codimention zero compact contractible Stein submanifold and an involution on its boundary. Such a pair is called a cork. In this paper, we construct infinitely many knotted imbeddings of corks in 4-manifolds such t…
New 2-links created in 4D spaces, topologically unknotted but not smoothly.
problem Creating exotic 2-links in 4D spaces.
method A construction procedure to generate infinite sets of 2-links.
result First examples of 2-links that are topologically unknotted but not smoothly.
In this article, we construct the first example of a simply connected minimal symplectic 4-manifold homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to 3CP^2#7CP^2b. We also construct the first exotic symplectic structure on CP^2#5CP^2b.
Study shows exotic Dehn twists on certain 3-sphere fillings.
problem Extending group actions from boundaries to interiors of 4-manifolds.
method Analyzing Dehn twists on Seifert homology spheres and their fillings.
result Dehn twists on certain fillings are infinite order exotic.
Constructs Lefschetz fibrations on exotic 4-manifolds, providing bounds and equalities for singular fibers.
problem Constructing Lefschetz fibrations on exotic 4-manifolds with specific genus and singular fiber counts.
method Explicit construction of nonhyperelliptic and hyperelliptic Lefschetz fibrations of genus 4 on simply-connected 4-manifolds.
result Upper bounds and equality for the minimal number of singular fibers of Lefschetz fibrations, with specific results for higher genera.
Suppose that X,X′ are simply-connected closed exotic 4-manifolds. It is well-known that X′ is obtained by an order 2 cork twist of X. We give an infinite exotic family of 4-manifolds not generated by any infinite order cork. This is the first example admitting such a condition. We prove a necessary condition of 4…
Detects exotic surfaces without smooth invariants, providing first example of knotted RP².
problem Detecting exotic surfaces without smooth invariants.
method Two versions of families (Seiberg-Witten) generalizations of Donaldson's diagonalization theorem.
result First example of exotically knotted RP² with diffeomorphic complements.
Study on exotic smooth embeddings of surfaces in 4-manifolds, revealing different properties and complexities.
problem Understanding exotic smooth embeddings of surfaces in 4-manifolds.
method Analyzing smooth, proper embeddings of noncompact surfaces in 4-manifolds, focusing on exotic planes and annuli.
result Exotic planes and annuli exhibit radically different properties, with one class being simple enough to draw explicit level diagrams.
Motivated by Stipsicz and Szabó's exotic 4-manifolds with b_2^+=3 and b_2^-=8, we construct a family of simply connected smooth 4-manifolds with b_2^+=3 and b_2^-=8. As a corollary, we conclude that the topological 4-manifold 3{CP}^2#8{-CP}^2 admits infinitely many distinct smooth structures.
New stabilization methods for exotic surfaces in 4-manifolds.
problem Understanding and stabilizing exotic surfaces in 4-manifolds.
method Relating internal and external stabilization, proving results using this relation.
result Many exotic surfaces become smoothly isotopic after external stabilization.