Coherent orientations in symplectic field theory (Q1882593)

Coherent orientations of the moduli spaces of holomorphic curves in symplectic field theory are studied, generalizing a construction due to \textit{A. Floer} and \textit{H. Hofer} [Math. Z. 212, 13--38 (1993; Zbl 0789.58022)]. In particular, their behavior at multiple closed Reeb orbits under change of the asymptotic direction is analyzed. The orientations are determined by a certain choice of orientation at each closed Reeb orbit, that is similar to the orientation of the unstable tangent spaces of critical points in finite-dimensional Morse theory.