Stein fillings vs. Milnor fibers

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Main Authors: Baykur, R. Inanc, Nemethi, A., Plamenevskaya, O.
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Published: 2024
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author Baykur, R. Inanc
Nemethi, A.
Plamenevskaya, O.
author_facet Baykur, R. Inanc
Nemethi, A.
Plamenevskaya, O.
contents Given a link of a normal surface singularity with its canonical contact structure, we compare the collection of its Stein fillings to its Milnor fillings (that is, Milnor fibers of possible smoothings). We prove that, unlike Stein fillings, Milnor fillings of a given link have bounded topology; for links of sandwiched singularities, we further establish that there are only finitely many Milnor fillings. We discuss some other obstructions for a Stein filling to be represented by a Milnor fiber, and for various types of singularities, including simple classes like cusps and triangle singularities, we produce Stein fillings that do not come from Milnor fibers or resolutions.
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spellingShingle Stein fillings vs. Milnor fibers
Baykur, R. Inanc
Nemethi, A.
Plamenevskaya, O.
Geometric Topology
Algebraic Geometry
Symplectic Geometry
Given a link of a normal surface singularity with its canonical contact structure, we compare the collection of its Stein fillings to its Milnor fillings (that is, Milnor fibers of possible smoothings). We prove that, unlike Stein fillings, Milnor fillings of a given link have bounded topology; for links of sandwiched singularities, we further establish that there are only finitely many Milnor fillings. We discuss some other obstructions for a Stein filling to be represented by a Milnor fiber, and for various types of singularities, including simple classes like cusps and triangle singularities, we produce Stein fillings that do not come from Milnor fibers or resolutions.
title Stein fillings vs. Milnor fibers
topic Geometric Topology
Algebraic Geometry
Symplectic Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.12216