Tight and overtwisted contact structures
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| author | Etnyre, John B. |
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| contents | The tight versus overtwisted dichotomy has been an essential organizing principle and driving force in 3-dimensional contact geometry since its inception around 1990. In this article, we will discuss the genesis of this dichotomy in Eliashberg's seminal work and his influential contributions to the theory. |
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| spellingShingle | Tight and overtwisted contact structures Etnyre, John B. Symplectic Geometry Geometric Topology The tight versus overtwisted dichotomy has been an essential organizing principle and driving force in 3-dimensional contact geometry since its inception around 1990. In this article, we will discuss the genesis of this dichotomy in Eliashberg's seminal work and his influential contributions to the theory. |
| title | Tight and overtwisted contact structures |
| topic | Symplectic Geometry Geometric Topology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.13096 |