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Einstein metrics and exotic smooth structures

Masashi Ishida

Vol. 258 (2012), No. 2, 327–348
Abstract

We prove new existence theorems of 4-manifolds admitting infinitely many distinct smooth structures for which no Einstein metric exists.

Keywords
Einstein metrics, smooth structures, Seiberg–Witten invariants
Mathematical Subject Classification 2010
Primary: 53C25
Secondary: 57R57, 57R55
Milestones
Received: 31 October 2010
Revised: 16 May 2012
Accepted: 22 May 2012
Published: 1 August 2012
Authors
Masashi Ishida
Department of Mathematics
Sophia University
7-1 Kioi-Cho
Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 102-8554
Japan