Taubes's proof of the Weinstein conjecture in dimension three

Abstract

This is an introduction to Taubes's proof of the Weinstein conjecture, written for the AMS Current Events Bulletin. It is intended to be accessible to nonspecialists, so much of the article is devoted to background and context.

53 pages, v2 has minor revisions, to appear in AMS Bulletin

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