On the classification of tight contact structures I

Geometry and Topology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2000, Pages 309-368

  Honda, Ko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact structure; Lens spaces; Solid tori; Tight

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000122605     PISSN: 14653060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/gt.2000.4.309     Document Type: Article

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