{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-contact-topology-9780521865852","title":"An Introduction to Contact Topology","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hansjorg Geiges\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Applied\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis text on contact topology is the first comprehensive introduction to the subject, including recent striking applications in geometric and differential topology: Eliashberg's proof of Cerf's theorem via the classification of tight contact structures on the 3-sphere, and the Kronheimer-Mrowka proof of property P for knots via symplectic fillings of contact 3-manifolds. Starting with the basic differential topology of contact manifolds, all aspects of 3-dimensional contact manifolds are treated in this book. One notable feature is a detailed exposition of Eliashberg's classification of overtwisted contact structures. Later chapters also deal with higher-dimensional contact topology where the focus mainly on contact surgery, but other constructions of contact manifolds are described, such as open books or fibre connected sums.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46432948387991,"sku":"9780521865852","price":6866.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780521865852.webp?v=1769306856","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-contact-topology-9780521865852","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}