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The existence of a transverse universal knot

Geometric Topology 2022-11-02 v3

Abstract

We prove that there is a knot KK transverse to ξstd\xi_{std}, the tight contact structure of S3S^3, such that every contact 3-manifold (M,ξ)(M, \xi) can be obtained as a contact covering branched along KK. By contact covering we mean a map φ:MS3\varphi: M \to S^3 branched along KK such that ξ\xi is contact isotopic to the lifting of ξstd\xi_{std} under φ\varphi.

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@article{arxiv.2001.03663,
  title  = {The existence of a transverse universal knot},
  author = {Jesús Rodríguez-Viorato},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.03663},
  year   = {2022}
}

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36 pages, 22 figures To appear on Algebraic and Geometric Topology