Abstract
Using symplectic topology and the Radon transform, we prove that smooth 4-dimensional projective planes are diffeomorphic to ℂℙ2. We define the notion of a plane curve in a smooth projective plane, show that plane curves in high dimensional regular planes are lines, prove that homeomorphisms preserving plane curves are smooth collineations, and prove a variety of results analogous to the theory of classical projective planes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 157-202 |
| Number of pages | 46 |
| Journal | Geometriae Dedicata |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2005 |
Keywords
- Pseudoholomorphic curve
- Smooth projective plane