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View SchemaThe topological and smooth Hausmann-Weinberger invariants disagree
| Authors | Mike Miller Eismeier |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | 2601.07040vv2 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07040 |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
Abstract
For $\pi$ a finitely presented group, Hausmann and Weinberger defined $q(\pi) \in \mathbb Z$ to be the minimum Euler characteristic over all closed, oriented $4$-manifolds with fundamental group $\pi$. This short note establishes that this minimum value in general differs depending on whether one minimizes over topological manifolds or only those admitting a smooth structure.
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