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Differential graded algebra invariants are constructed for Legendrian links in the 1-jet space of the circle. In parallel to the theory for R^3, Poincare-Chekanov polynomials and characteristic algebras can be associated to such links. The…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Lenhard Ng , Lisa Traynor

Lagrangian cobordism induces a preorder on the set of Legendrian links in any contact 3-manifold. We show that any finite collection of null-homologous Legendrian links in a tight contact 3-manifold with a common rotation number has an…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2024-12-25 Joshua M. Sabloff , David Shea Vela-Vick , C. -M. Michael Wong

We define an invariant of Legendrian links in the double-point enhanced grid homology of a link, and prove that it obstructs decomposable Lagrangian cobordisms in the symplectization of the standard contact structure on $\mathbb R^3$.

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-05-13 Ashton Lewis , Zachary Ojakli , Ina Petkova , Benjamin Shapiro

We show that any knot which is smoothly the closure of a 3-braid cannot be Lagrangian concordant to and from the maximum Thurston-Bennequin Legendrian unknot except the unknot itself. Our obstruction comes from drawing the Weinstein…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2022-04-01 Angela Wu

We prove that any Legendrian knot in $(S^3,\xi_{std})$ bounds an exact Lagrangian surface in $\mathbb{R}^4\setminus B^4$ after a sufficient number of stabilizations. In order to show this, we construct a family combinatorial moves on knot…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2013-09-23 Francesco Lin

We introduce constructions of exact Lagrangian cobordisms with cylindrical Legendrian ends and study their invariants which arise from Symplectic Field Theory. A pair $(X,L)$ consisting of an exact symplectic manifold $X$ and an exact…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2012-12-27 Tobias Ekholm , Ko Honda , Tamás Kálmán

Embedded Lagrangian cobordisms between Legendrian submanifolds are produced from isotopy, spinning, and handle attachment constructions that employ the technique of generating families. Moreover, any Legendrian with a generating family has…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2015-09-30 Frederic Bourgeois , Joshua M. Sabloff , Lisa Traynor

We give a classification of Legendrian torus links. Along the way, we give the first classification of infinite families of Legendrian links where some smooth symmetries of the link cannot be realized by Legendrian isotopies. We also give…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2023-06-26 Jennifer Dalton , John B. Etnyre , Lisa Traynor

We obtain upper and lower bounds for the relative Gromov width of Lagrangian cobordisms between Legendrian submanifolds. Upper bounds arise from the existence of $J$-holomorphic disks with boundary on the Lagrangian cobordism that pass…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2018-11-28 Joshua M. Sabloff , Lisa Traynor

We prove that all maximal-tb Legendrian torus links (n,m) in the standard contact 3-sphere, except for (2,m),(3,3),(3,4) and (3,5), admit infinitely many Lagrangian fillings in the standard symplectic 4-ball. This is proven by constructing…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2022-01-14 Roger Casals , Honghao Gao

The technique of generating families produces obstructions to the existence of embedded Lagrangian cobordisms between Legendrian submanifolds in the symplectizations of 1-jet bundles. In fact, generating families may be used to construct a…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2015-03-19 Joshua M. Sabloff , Lisa Traynor

We show that a two-dimensional totally real concordance can be approximated by a Lagrangian concordance whose Legendrian boundary has been stabilised both positively and negatively sufficiently many times. The main applications that we…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2025-03-26 Georgios Dimitroglou Rizell

We prove that every Legendrian knot in the tight contact structure of the 3-sphere is determined by the contactomorphism type of its exterior. Moreover, by giving counterexamples we show this to be not true for Legendrian links in the tight…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2026-02-10 Marc Kegel

Theory is developed for linear-quadratic at infinity generating families for Legendrian knots in R^3. It is shown that the unknot with maximal Thurston--Bennequin invariant of -1 has a unique linear-quadratic at infinity generating family,…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2009-04-20 Jill Jordan , Lisa Traynor

We prove that two Legendrian knots in a contact structure which is trivializable as a plane bundle are Legendrian isotopic provided that (1) they are isotopic as framed knots, (2) they have the same rotation number with respect to some…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Katarzyna Dymara

In this short note we provide the examples of pairs of closed, connected Legendrian non-isotopic Legendrian submanifolds $(\Lambda_{-}, \Lambda_{+})$ of the $(4n+1)$-dimensional contact vector space, $n>1$, such that there exist Lagrangian…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2025-02-07 Roman Golovko

This article introduces two new constructions at the higher homotopy level in the space of Legendrian embeddings in $(\mathbb{R}^3, \xi_{\operatorname{std}})$. We first introduce the parametric Legendrian satellite construction, showing…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2024-05-30 Eduardo Fernández , Javier Martínez-Aguinaga , Francisco Presas

We demonstrate that the contact cosmetic surgery conjecture holds true for all non-trivial Legendrian knots, with the possible exception of Lagrangian slice knots. We also discuss the contact cosmetic surgeries on Legendrian unknots and…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-03-07 John B. Etnyre , Tanushree Shah

We show that there exists a Legendrian knot with maximal Thurston-Bennequin invariant whose contact homology is trivial. We also provide another Legendrian knot which has the same knot type and classical invariants but nonvanishing contact…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2017-08-03 Steven Sivek

Take a sequence of contactomorphisms of a contact three-manifold that $C^0$-converges to a homeomorphism. If the images of a Legendrian knot limit to a smooth knot under this sequence, we show that it is Legendrian. We prove this by…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2022-01-13 Georgios Dimitroglou Rizell , Michael G. Sullivan