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Tight contact structures and taut foliations

Geometric Topology 2014-11-11 v1

Abstract

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.

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@article{arxiv.math/0010138,
  title  = {Tight contact structures and taut foliations},
  author = {Ko Honda and William H Kazez and Gordana Matic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0010138},
  year   = {2014}
}

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Published in Geometry and Topology at http://www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/gt/GTVol4/paper7.abs.html