On the homeomophism type of smooth projective fourfolds

Abstract

In this paper we study smooth complex projective $4$-folds which are topologically equivalent. First we show that Fano fourfolds are never oriented homeomorphic to Ricci-flat projective fourfolds and that Calabi-Yau manifolds and hyperk\"ahler manifolds in dimension $\ge 4$ are never oriented homeomorphic. Finally, we give a coarse classification of smooth projective fourfolds which are oriented homeomorphic to a hyperk\"ahler fourfold which is deformation equivalent to the Hilbert scheme $S^{[2]}$ of two points of a projective K3 surface $S.$ We also present an explicit example of a smooth projective fourfold oriented homeomorphic to $S^{[2]},$ which has positive Kodaira dimension.