The Seiberg–Witten equations and the Weinstein conjecture

Taubes, Clifford Henry¹

¹ Department of Mathematics, Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02133

Geometry & topology, Tome 11 (2007) no. 4, pp. 2117-2202.

Résumé

Let $M$ denote a compact, oriented 3–dimensional manifold and let $a$ denote a contact 1–form on $M$; thus $a\wedge da$ is nowhere zero. This article proves that the vector field that generates the kernel of $da$ has a closed integral curve.

Détail

DOI : 10.2140/gt.2007.11.2117

Keywords: Weinstein conjecture, vector field, contact form, 3-manifold

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