Branched covers and contact structures

Jesús Gonzalo

Type: Article

Publication Date: 1987-01-01

Citations: 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/s0002-9939-1987-0902554-9

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Abstract

The object of this paper is to prove the following Theorem. <italic>Every closed, orientable three-manifold has a parallelization by three contact forms</italic>.

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