A unique decomposition theorem for tight contact 3-manifolds (Q2425369)

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    A unique decomposition theorem for tight contact 3-manifolds
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      A unique decomposition theorem for tight contact 3-manifolds (English)
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      29 April 2008
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      It is known that every non-trivial \(3\)-manifold can be written as a connected sum of finitely many prime manifolds. In the paper under review, the authors prove the analogous result for tight contact \(3\)-manifolds.
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      tight contact manifold
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