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Author:   Burak Ozbagci ,  András Stipsicz
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004
Volume:   13
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9783642061844

ISBN 10:   3642061842
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   06 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Topological Surgeries.- 3. Symplectic 4-Manifolds.- 4. Contact 3-Manifolds.- 5. Convex Surfaces in Contact 3-Manifolds.- 6. Spinc Structures on 3- and 4-Manifolds.- 7. Symplectic Surgery.- 8. Stein Manifolds.- 9. Open Books and Contact Structures.- 10. Lefschetz Fibrations on 4-Manifolds.- 11. Contact Dehn Surgery.- 12. Fillings of Contact 3-Manifolds.- 13. Appendix: Seiberg—Witten Invariants.- 14. Appendix: Heegaard Floer Theory.- 15. Appendix: Mapping Class Groups.

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From the reviews: This book introduces the reader to modern trends in low-dimensional contact and symplectic geometry. ! They also touch on and hint at many other interesting topics. This book is a highly recommended introduction to this exciting circle of ideas. (John B. Etnyre, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2005 k)

From the reviews: This book introduces the reader to modern trends in low-dimensional contact and symplectic geometry. ... They also touch on and hint at many other interesting topics. This book is a highly recommended introduction to this exciting circle of ideas. (John B. Etnyre, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2005 k)

From the reviews: This book introduces the reader to modern trends in low-dimensional contact and symplectic geometry. ... They also touch on and hint at many other interesting topics. This book is a highly recommended introduction to this exciting circle of ideas. (John B. Etnyre, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2005 k)

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