Weinstein-trisection characterization of symplectic surfaces

Let (X,ω)(X,\omega) be a symplectic 44-manifold with a Weinstein trisection, and let K(X,ω)\mathcal{K}\subset (X,\omega) be a connected, oriented surface satisfying

χ(K)=c1(ω),[K][K]2.\chi(\mathcal{K})=\langle c_1(\omega),[\mathcal{K}]\rangle-[\mathcal{K}]^2.

Weinstein-trisection characterization conjecture. The surface K\mathcal{K} is isotopic to a symplectic surface if and only if it is isotopic into transverse bridge position with respect to some Weinstein trisection of (X,ω)(X,\omega).

The forward implication is suggested by the surrounding discussion, while the reverse implication follows from an adaptation of an earlier proposition in the paper. The statement is presented as a conjectural converse in the general Weinstein-trisection setting.

Sources & referencesView supporting material

Primary source

Peter Lambert-Cole, “Symplectic surfaces and bridge position”, arXiv:1904.05137 (2019).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2018–2019). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1810.10450.

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