Lens spaces, rational balls and the ribbon conjecture
Work
Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: We apply Donaldson's theorem on the intersection forms of definite 4--manifolds to characterize the lens spaces which smoothly bound rational homology 4--dimensional balls. Our result implies, in part... more
Source: Geometry & Topology
Author Paolo Lisca
Institution University of Pisa
Cites: 10
Cited by: 121
Related to: 10
FWCI: 4.713
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 97.72
Subfield: Geometry and Topology
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze