Approximating C^1,0-foliations

Abstract: We extend the Eliashberg-Thurston theorem on approximations of taut oriented

C^{2}

-foliations of 3-manifolds by both positive and negative contact structures to a large class of taut oriented

C^{1, 0}

-foliations, where by

C^{1, 0}

foliation, we mean a foliation with continuous tangent plane field. These

C^{1, 0}

-foliations can therefore be approximated by weakly symplectically fillable, universally tight, contact structures. This allows applications of

C^{2}

-foliation theory to contact topology and Floer theory to be generalized and extended to constructions of

C^{1, 0}

-foliations.

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