Examples of higher dimensional non-fillable contact manifolds
Speaker:
River Chiang, National Cheng Kung University
Date and Time:
Thursday, January 12, 2023 - 10:30am to 11:20am
Location:
Fields Institute, Room 230
Abstract:
A bordered Legendrian open book is a higher dimensional analog of an overtwisted disk. Its existence in a contact manifold obstructs fillability. In this talk, we will discuss an equivariant construction of such an object, inspired by Eugene Lerman's observation in "Contact Cuts". This is a joint work with Yael Karshon.