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Equivariant intersection forms, knots in s4, and rotations in 2-spheres

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)543-575
Number of pages33
JournalTransactions of the American Mathematical Society
Volume296
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1986

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