Rounding corners of polygons and the embedded contact homology of T^3

dc.creatorHutchings, Michael
dc.creatorSullivan, Michael C
dc.date2004-10-04
dc.date2009-02-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:46:50Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:46:50Z
dc.descriptionThe embedded contact homology (ECH) of a 3-manifold with a contact form is a variant of Eliashberg-Givental-Hofer's symplectic field theory, which counts certain embedded J-holomorphic curves in the symplectization. We show that the ECH of T^3 is computed by a combinatorial chain complex which is generated by labeled convex polygons in the plane with vertices at lattice points, and whose differential involves `rounding corners'. We compute the homology of this combinatorial chain complex. The answer agrees with the Ozsvath--Szabo Floer homology HF^+(T^3).
dc.descriptionThis is the version published by Geometry & Topology on 26 March 2006
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0410061
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0410061
dc.identifierGeom. Topol. 10 (2006) 169-266
dc.identifierdoi:10.2140/gt.2006.10.169
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/221515
dc.subjectSymplectic Geometry
dc.subjectGeometric Topology
dc.subject57R58, 57M27
dc.titleRounding corners of polygons and the embedded contact homology of T^3
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