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We prove that for any closed symplectic 4-manifold (M,Ω) with [Ω]∈H 2(M, Q) there exists a number N 0 such that for every N≥N 0, (M,Ω) admits full symplectic packing by N equal balls. We also indicate how to compute this N 0. Our approach is based on Donaldson's symplectic submanifold theorem and on tools from the framework of Taubes theory of Gromov invariants.
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Oblatum 9-I-1998 & 1-VII-1998 / Published online: 14 January 1999
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Biran, P. A stability property of symplectic packing. Invent math 136, 123–155 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002220050306
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002220050306