The Dolgachev surface
Selman Akbulut
Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
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Abstract
We prove that the Dolgachev surface admits a handlebody decomposition without 1- and 3-handles, and we draw the explicit picture of this handlebody. We also locate a “cork” inside of , so that is obtained from by twisting along this cork.
Cite this article
Selman Akbulut, The Dolgachev surface. Comment. Math. Helv. 87 (2012), no. 1, pp. 187–241
DOI 10.4171/CMH/252