It is known that $\mathbb{R}^4$ has exotic smooth structures, and there are many such examples in higher dimensions, such as the famous 7-sphere. My (probably very naive) question is, for every $n\geq4$, does there exist an $n$-manifold with exotic smooth structures?
Does every dimension $n\geq4$ admit a manifold with an exotic smooth structure?
timur
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