Lagrangian concordance of Legendrian knots

Abstract

In this article we define Lagrangian concordance of Legendrian knots, the analogue of smooth concordance of knots in the Legendrian category. In particular we study the relation of Lagrangian concordance under Legendrian isotopy. The focus is primarily on the algebraic aspects of the problem. We study the behavior of the classical invariants under this relation, namely the Thurston-Bennequin number and the rotation number, and we provide some examples of non-trivial Legendrian knots bounding Lagrangian surfaces in $D^4$. Using these examples, we are able to provide a new proof of the local Thom conjecture.

18 pages, 4 figures. v2: Minor corrections and a proof of conjecture 6.4 of version 1 (now Theorem 6.4). v3: Several substantial changes notably the proof of theorems 1.2 and 5.1, this is the version accepted for publication in "Algebraic and Geometric Topology" published in January 2010

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