On the Gabai-Eliashberg-Thurston theorem

Abstract

We present a new, completely three-dimensional proof of the fact, due to Gabai-Eliashberg-Thurston, that every closed, oriented, irreducible 3-manifold with nonzero second homology carries a universally tight contact structure.

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• Tight contact structures and taut foliations
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