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Contact topology and hydrodynamics II: solid tori

Symplectic Geometry 2007-05-23 v1 Mathematical Physics Dynamical Systems math.MP

Abstract

We prove the existence of periodic orbits for steady CωC^\omega Euler flows on all Riemannian solid tori. By using the correspondence theorem from part I of this series, we reduce the problem to the Weinstein Conjecture for solid tori. We prove the Weinstein Conjecture on the solid torus via a combination of results due to Hofer et al. and a careful analysis of tight contact structures on solid tori.

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@article{arxiv.math/9907112,
  title  = {Contact topology and hydrodynamics II: solid tori},
  author = {John Etnyre and Robert Ghrist},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9907112},
  year   = {2007}
}

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14 pages, 1 figure