Summary: Corks, plugs and Stein manifolds
Selman Akbulut
Michigan State University
January 7, 2011
4-manifolds are spaces which are locally R4
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We visualize 4-manifolds by handles
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Source: Akbulut, Selman - Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University

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