The dilatation process step by step

Ki,j denotes the complex after the i-th blowup with intersection form of signature j.

Click on .gap to see the complex in GAP notation, click on .poly for the polymake format.

blowup Euler char. 2nd Betti number complexes Ki,j
0 8 6 K0,0.gap.poly
1 9 7 K1,1.gap.poly
2 10 8 K2,2.gap.poly
3 11 9 K3,3.gap.poly
4 12 10 K4,4.gap.poly
5 13 11 K5,5.gap.poly
6 14 12 K6,6.gap.poly K6,4.gap.poly
7 15 13 K7,7.gap.poly K7,3.gap.poly
8 16 14 K8,8.gap.poly K8,4.gap.poly
9 17 15 K9,9.gap.poly K9,3.gap.poly K9,5.gap.poly
10 18 16 K10,10.gap.poly K10,4.gap.poly K10,6.gap.poly
11 19 17 K11,11.gap.poly K11,3.gap.poly K11,5.gap.poly
12 20 18 K12,12.gap.poly K12,2.gap.poly K12,6.gap.poly
13 21 19 K13,13.gap.poly K13,1.gap.poly K13,5.gap.poly
14 22 20 K14,14.gap.poly K14,2.gap.poly K14,4.gap.poly
15 23 21 K15,15.gap.poly K15,1.gap.poly K15,3.gap.poly
16 24 22 K16,16.gap.poly K16,0.gap.poly K16,4.gap.poly


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K16,16 is a K3 surface,
K16,0 is a connected sum of complex projective planes of the form 11(CP2) # 11(-CP2) and
K16,4 is a connected sum of complex projective planes of the form 13(CP2) # 9(-CP2).