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Stein surfaces as open subsets of C^2
Robert E. Gompf
An open subset U of a complex surface can be topologically perturbed to yield an open subset whose inherited complex structure is Stein, if and only if U is homeomorphic to the int…
Symplectic structures from Lefschetz pencils in high dimensions
Robert E Gompf
A symplectic structure is canonically constructed on any manifold endowed with a topological linear k-system whose fibers carry suitable symplectic data. As a consequence, the clas…
Toward a topological characterization of symplectic manifolds
Robert E. Gompf
A topological condition is given, characterizing which closed manifolds in dimensions < 8 (and conjecturally in general) admit symplectic structures. The condition is the existence…
Handlebody Construction of Stein Surfaces
Robert E. Gompf
The topology of Stein surfaces and contact 3-manifolds is studied by means of handle decompositions. A simple characterization of homeomorphism types of Stein surfaces is obtained…