The Seiberg-Witten equations and the Weinstein conjecture

Abstract

Let M denote a compact, oriented 3-manifold and let a denote a contact 1-form on M. This article proves that the vector field that generates the kernel of the 2-form da has at least one closed, integral curve.

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