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arxiv: math/0102022 · v1 · submitted 2001-02-03 · 🧮 math.GT

Convex decomposition theory

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keywords contactconvexdecompositioneverymanifoldtheorytightboundary
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We use convex decomposition theory to (1) reprove the existence of a universally tight contact structure on every irreducible 3-manifold with nonempty boundary, and (2) prove that every toroidal 3-manifold carries infinitely many nonisotopic, nonisomorphic tight contact structures.

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