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Main Authors: Lin, Jianfeng, Wu, Yue
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.05805
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author Lin, Jianfeng
Wu, Yue
author_facet Lin, Jianfeng
Wu, Yue
contents We prove that there exist infinitely many embedded tori with a common geometric dual in $T^4\#(S^2\times S^2)$ that are homotopic, diffeomorphic, but not isotopic to each other, even after arbitrary many external stabilizations. These surfaces are obtained by applying the Norman trick to a fixed immersed surface, using non-homotopic tubing arcs. The isotopy classes of these surfaces are distinguished by homotopy classes of the 2-handles (relative to the boundary) in the complement of the image of the $0$- and $1$-handles.
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spellingShingle Non-isotopic surfaces in $T^4\#(S^2\times S^2)$: an example
Lin, Jianfeng
Wu, Yue
Geometric Topology
We prove that there exist infinitely many embedded tori with a common geometric dual in $T^4\#(S^2\times S^2)$ that are homotopic, diffeomorphic, but not isotopic to each other, even after arbitrary many external stabilizations. These surfaces are obtained by applying the Norman trick to a fixed immersed surface, using non-homotopic tubing arcs. The isotopy classes of these surfaces are distinguished by homotopy classes of the 2-handles (relative to the boundary) in the complement of the image of the $0$- and $1$-handles.
title Non-isotopic surfaces in $T^4\#(S^2\times S^2)$: an example
topic Geometric Topology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.05805