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Infinite order corks

Robert E Gompf

Geometry & Topology 21 (2017) 2475–2484
Abstract

We construct a compact, contractible 4–manifold C, an infinite order self-diffeomorphism f of its boundary, and a smooth embedding of C into a closed, simply connected 4–manifold X, such that the manifolds obtained by cutting C out of X and regluing it by powers of f are all pairwise nondiffeomorphic. The manifold C can be chosen from among infinitely many homeomorphism types, all obtained by attaching a 2–handle to the meridian of a thickened knot complement.

Keywords
cork, h-v-cobordism, 4–manifold
Mathematical Subject Classification 2010
Primary: 57N13, 57R55
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Publication
Received: 4 April 2016
Accepted: 19 September 2016
Published: 19 May 2017
Proposed: Rob Kirby
Seconded: Ciprian Manolescu, András I. Stipsicz
Authors
Robert E Gompf
Department of Mathematics
The University of Texas at Austin
RLM 8.100
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Austin, TX 78712-1202
United States