4 papers
math.GT2026
Splitting spheres for -links in
Jianfeng Lin, Yi Xie, Boyu Zhang
We prove that every smooth two-component split sphere link admits infinitely many smooth splitting -spheres that are topologically non-isotopic. This gene…
math.GT2026
Pseudo-isotopies of 3-manifolds with infinite fundamental groups
Jianfeng Lin, Yi Xie, Boyu Zhang
Suppose is a compact, connected, oriented 3-manifold possibly with boundary, such that is infinite. Let denote the group of…
math.GT2026
Dax invariants, light bulbs, and isotopies of symplectic structures
Jianfeng Lin, Weiwei Wu, Yi Xie +1
This paper addresses several isotopy problems on -manifolds. First, we classify the isotopy classes of embeddings of in that are geometrically dual to $\{\mb…
math.GT2025
On the mapping class groups of 4-manifolds with 1-handles
Jianfeng Lin, Yi Xie, Boyu Zhang
We develop a framework that generalizes Budney-Gabai's invariant on to 4-manifolds with 1-handles. As applications, we show that i…