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Tight Contact Structures on Lens Spaces

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v2 Geometric Topology

Abstract

In this paper we develop a method for studying tight contact structures on lens spaces. We then derive uniqueness and non-existence statements for tight contact structures with certain (half) Euler classes on lens spaces. We also prove that any lens space admits only finitely many tight contact structures.

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@article{arxiv.math/9812065,
  title  = {Tight Contact Structures on Lens Spaces},
  author = {John Etnyre},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9812065},
  year   = {2007}
}