Eliashberg's torsion obstruction to strong symplectic fillability

Let YY be a 33-manifold and let ξ\xi be a contact structure on YY. The torsion of (Y,ξ)(Y,\xi), denoted by

Tor(Y,ξ),{\rm Tor}(Y,\xi),

is the supremum of the integers n1n\geq 1 for which there exists a contact embedding

(T2×[0,1],ker(cos(2nπz)dxsin(2nπz)dy))(Y,ξ).\bigl(T^2\times[0,1],\,\ker(\cos(2n\pi z)dx-\sin(2n\pi z)dy)\bigr)\hookrightarrow(Y,\xi).

If no such embedding exists, set Tor(Y,ξ)=0{\rm Tor}(Y,\xi)=0. Eliashberg's torsion conjecture. If

Tor(Y,ξ)>0,{\rm Tor}(Y,\xi)>0,

then (Y,ξ)(Y,\xi) is not strongly symplectically fillable. This conjecture is motivated by the examples in the paper, where positive torsion obstructs strong symplectic fillability; the general implication remains open.

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Primary source

Paolo Ghiggini, “Infinitely many universally tight contact manifolds with trivial Ozsvath-Szabo contact invariants”, arXiv:math/0510574 (2009).

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