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On the Gabai-Eliashberg-Thurston theorem

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We present a new, completely three-dimensional proof of the fact, due to Gabai-Eliashberg-Thurston, that every closed, oriented, irreducible 3-manifold with nonzero second homology carries a universally tight contact structure.

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@article{arxiv.math/0111123,
  title  = {On the Gabai-Eliashberg-Thurston theorem},
  author = {Ko Honda and William H. Kazez and Gordana Matic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0111123},
  year   = {2007}
}

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10 pages, 1 figure

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