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arxiv: 0711.1850 · v2 · submitted 2007-11-12 · 🧮 math.GT

On the mu-bar invariant of rational surface singularities

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We show that for rational surface singularities with odd determinant the mu-bar invariant defined by W. Neumann is an obstruction for the link of the singularity to bound a rational homology 4-ball. We identify the mu-bar invariant with the corresponding correction term in Heegaard Floer theory.

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