Stable diffeomorphism implies diffeomorphism for homology 4-spheres
Stable diffeomorphism implies diffeomorphism for homology 4-spheres
Let satisfy the hypotheses of the preceding Kirby-calculus formulation, except that is required only to generate rather than . Suppose that is obtained from by moves (1)--(4) and their inverses, with equally many occurrences of move (4) and its inverse. Stable-destabilization conjecture. The link can also be obtained from using only moves (1)--(3). Equivalently, stable diffeomorphism should imply diffeomorphism for the corresponding integral homology 4-spheres. The source notes that this would imply that homology 4-spheres admit no exotic smooth structures, but calls the stronger assertion probably dubious.
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Michael Freedman, Robert Gompf, Scott Morrison and Kevin Walker, “Man and machine thinking about the smooth 4-dimensional Poincaré conjecture”, arXiv:0906.5177 (2009).
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