Abstract
The smooth minimal genera for ξ∈H2(ℂP2 # n ℂP2, Z) are determined completely when n≤9 and 0>ξ2>-16. In particular, we find that ξ is represented by an embedded 2-sphere when 0>ξ2>-n-7 and n≤9.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-15 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Topology and its Applications |
Volume | 132 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 15 2003 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:✩ The first author is partially supported by the 973 programe of P. R. China, the second author is partially supported by NSF grant DMS 9975469. * Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: [email protected] (B.-H. Li), [email protected] (T.-J. Li).
Keywords
- Minimal genus
- Negative square