Stable diffeomorphism implies diffeomorphism for homology 4-spheres

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Let L=L1∪L2L=L_1\cup L_2 satisfy the hypotheses of the preceding Kirby-calculus formulation, except that L2L_2 is required only to generate H1(S3−L1;Z)H_1(S^3-L_1;\mathbb Z) rather than π1(S3−L1)\pi_1(S^3-L_1). Suppose that L′L' is obtained from LL by moves (1)--(4) and their inverses, with equally many occurrences of move (4) and its inverse. Stable-destabilization conjecture. The link L′L' can also be obtained from LL 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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