Pseudo-isotopy versus isotopy for homeomorphisms of 4-manifolds

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Autores principales: Galvin, Daniel, Nonino, Isacco
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Publicado: 2025
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author Galvin, Daniel
Nonino, Isacco
author_facet Galvin, Daniel
Nonino, Isacco
contents We define obstructions which obstruct topological pseudo-isotopies from being isotopic to isotopies in dimension four. These match the smooth obstructions of Hatcher-Wagoner for smooth pseudo-isotopies, and accordingly are valued in certain Whitehead groups. We show that our obstructions are fully realisable, and we use these realisations to build homeomorphisms of $Y\times S^1$ for many 3-manifolds $Y$ that are pseudo-isotopic to the identity but not isotopic to the identity.
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spellingShingle Pseudo-isotopy versus isotopy for homeomorphisms of 4-manifolds
Galvin, Daniel
Nonino, Isacco
Geometric Topology
57N37, 57K40 (Primary) 57R52, 57R65 (Secondary)
We define obstructions which obstruct topological pseudo-isotopies from being isotopic to isotopies in dimension four. These match the smooth obstructions of Hatcher-Wagoner for smooth pseudo-isotopies, and accordingly are valued in certain Whitehead groups. We show that our obstructions are fully realisable, and we use these realisations to build homeomorphisms of $Y\times S^1$ for many 3-manifolds $Y$ that are pseudo-isotopic to the identity but not isotopic to the identity.
title Pseudo-isotopy versus isotopy for homeomorphisms of 4-manifolds
topic Geometric Topology
57N37, 57K40 (Primary) 57R52, 57R65 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11905