Torsion and Open Book Decompositions
Symplectic Geometry
2009-09-21 v1 Geometric Topology
Abstract
We show that if (B,\pi) is an open book decomposition of a contact 3-manifold (Y,\xi), then the complement of the binding B has no Giroux torsion. We also prove the sutured Heegaard-Floer c-bar invariant of the binding of an open book is non-zero.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0909.3465,
title = {Torsion and Open Book Decompositions},
author = {John B. Etnyre and David Shea Vela-Vick},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.3465},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages, 5 figures