Existence and classification of b-contact structures

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Authors Robert Cardona, Cédric Oms

Published in arXiv

Abstract: A $b$-contact structure on a $b$-manifold $(M,Z)$ is a singular Jacobi structure on $M$ satisfying a transversality condition along the hypersurface $Z$. We show that, in three dimensions, $b$-contact structures with overtwisted three-dimensional leaves satisfy an existence $h$-principle that allows prescribing the induced singular foliation. We give a method to classify $b$-contact structures on a given $b$-manifold and use it to give a classification on $S^3$ with either a two-sphere or an unknotted torus as the critical surface. We also discuss generalizations to higher dimensions.

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