Mathematics – Geometric Topology
Scientific paper
2008-02-22
Mathematics
Geometric Topology
23 pages, 56 figures, slightly extended, accepted for publication in J. Topol
Scientific paper
Harer-Kas-Kirby conjectured that every handle decomposition of the elliptic
surface E(1)_{2,3} requires both 1- and 3-handles. We prove that the elliptic
surface E(n)_{p,q} has a handle decomposition without 1-handles for $n\geq 1$
and (p,q)=(2,3),(2,5),(3,4),(4,5).
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