Gluing tight contact structures

Duke Mathematical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 435-478

  Honda, Ko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0036922077     PISSN: 00127094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/S0012-7094-02-11532-4     Document Type: Article

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