Tight contact structures and taut foliations

Honda, Ko¹ ; Kazez, William H¹ ; Matić, Gordana¹

¹ Mathematics Department, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

Geometry & topology, Tome 4 (2000) no. 1, pp. 219-242.

Résumé

We show the equivalence of several notions in the theory of taut foliations and the theory of tight contact structures. We prove equivalence, in certain cases, of existence of tight contact structures and taut foliations.

Détail

DOI : 10.2140/gt.2000.4.219

Keywords: tight, contact structure, taut foliation

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