Abstract
We consider the problem of distinguishing the homotopy types of certain pairs of nonsimply-connected four-manifolds, which have identical three-skeleta and intersection pairings, by the equivariant isometry classes of the intersection pairings on their universal covers. As applications of our calculations, we: (i) construct distinct homology four-spheres with the same three-skeleta, (ii) generalize a theorem of Gordon to show that any nontrivial fibered knot in S4 with odd order mono- dromy is not determined by its complement, and (iii) give a more constructive proof of a theorem of Hendriks concerning rotations in two-spheres embedded in three- manifolds.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 543-575 |
| Number of pages | 33 |
| Journal | Transactions of the American Mathematical Society |
| Volume | 296 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1986 |
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