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Thermodynamics
E
T
S
P
V
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internal energy
temperature
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pressure
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volume
First Law of Thermodynamics
(Q
d E = 𝛿Q βˆ’ 𝛿W
= processed heat, W = work on its surroundings)
𝛿 Q = T d S , 𝛿 W = Pd V
for a
reversible process
Since
E, S
and
V
d E = T d S βˆ’ Pd V
are thermodynamical functions of a state, the
above is true non-reversible processes too.
Thermodynamics geometric setup
Dene the 1form:
𝛼 = d E βˆ’ T d S + Pd V
States of the gas are on integrals of ker 𝛼.
How many independent variables are there?
= What is the maximal dimension of an integral submanifold?
𝛼 ∧ (d 𝛼)2 = d E ∧ d T ∧ d S ∧ d P ∧ d V
(d 𝛼 = βˆ’d T ∧ d S + d P ∧ d V βˆ•= 0)
β‡’
Max dimensional integral manifolds are 2 dimensional.
Deduce state equations for . . .
β–Ά . . . ideal gases;
β–Ά . . . van der Waals gases.
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Contact structure
(2n + 1)manifold M is a maximally nonintegrable
hyperplane distribution πœ‰ in the tangent space of M .
on a
Locally:
πœ‰ = ker𝛼
∈ Ω1 (M ))
⇔ 𝛼 ∧ (d 𝛼)n βˆ•= 0
(𝛼
maximally nonintegrable
Standard contact structure
2n+1 = {(x , . . . , x , y , . . . , y , z )}
On ℝ
1
n 1
n
𝛼st = d z +
𝛼
is contact: (d 𝛼
=
n
βˆ‘
i =0
πœ‰st = ker 𝛼
xi d yi
βˆ‘n
i =0 d xi ∧ d yi )
𝛼 ∧ (d 𝛼)n = 2n d z ∧ d x1 ∧ d y1 ∧ β‹… β‹… β‹… ∧ ∧d xn ∧ d yn βˆ•= 0
Darboux's theorem
Every contact manifold locally looks like
(ℝ2n+1 , πœ‰st ).
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β–Ά thermodynamics;
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β–Ά odd dimensional counterparts of symplectic manifolds;
β–Ά classical mechanics, contact element (Sophus Lie, Elie
Cartan, Darboux);
β–Ά Hamiltonian dynamics;
β–Ά geometric optics, wave propagation (Huygens, Hamilton,
Jacobi);
β–Ά Natural boundaries of symplectic manifolds.
Contact structures applications
β–Ά (Eliashberg) New proof for Cerf 's Theorem:
Di(S 3 )/Di(D 4 ) = 0;
HF detects the genus of a knot;
β–Ά (Ghiggini, Juhász, Ni)
HFK detects bered knots;
β–Ά (KronheimerMrowka) First step to the Poincaré conjecture:
Every nontrivial knot in
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β–Ά (AkbulutGompf ) Topological description of Stein domains;
β–Ά (OzsváthSzabó)
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S3
has property P;
β–Ά (KronheimerMrowka) Knots are determined by their
complement;
β–Ά (KronheimerMrowka, OzsváthSzabó) The unknot, trefoil
and the gure eight knot are determined by their surgery.
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Contact structures on 3manifolds
Contact structure (n=1)
on a 3manifold
distribution
πœ‰
Y
is a maximally nonintegrable plane
in the tangent space of
maximally nonintegrable
curve tangent to
πœ‰
⇔
it rotates (positively) along any
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Standard contact structure on
πœ‰ = ker(d z + xd y )
= ⟨ βˆ‚βˆ‚x , x βˆ‚βˆ‚z βˆ’ βˆ‚βˆ‚y ⟩
Y.
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ℝ
z
y
x
Darboux's theorem
Contact structures locally look like
(ℝ3 , πœ‰st ).
Examples
πœ‰sym = dz + r d πœ— = ⟨ βˆ‚βˆ‚r , r
2
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βˆ‚
βˆ‚z
βˆ’
βˆ‚
⟩
βˆ‚πœ—
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βˆ‚
πœ‰OT = ker(cos rdz + r sin rd πœ—) = ⟨ βˆ‚βˆ‚r , r sin r βˆ‚βˆ‚z βˆ’ cos r βˆ‚πœ—
⟩
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Two contact structures are isotopic if one can be deformed to the
other with an isotopy of the underlying space.
with
πœ‰sym
Ξ¨0 = id
and
and
πœ‰st
(Ξ¨1 )βˆ— (πœ‰0 ) = πœ‰1
are isotopic:
βˆƒΞ¨t : Y β†’ Y ,
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Classication of contact structures
Do all 3manifolds admit contact structures?
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Classication of contact structures
Do all 3manifolds admit contact structures?
Yes (Martinet)
several proof using dierent technics:
β–Ά (Martinet, 1971) surgery along transverse knots;
β–Ά (ThurstonWinkelnkemper, 1975) open books;
β–Ά (Gonzalo, 1978) branched cover;
β–Ά (DingGeigesStipsicz) surgery along Legendrian knots.
How many contact structures does a 3manifold admit?
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Classication of contact structures
Do all 3manifolds admit contact structures?
Yes (Martinet)
several proof using dierent technics:
β–Ά (Martinet, 1971) surgery along transverse knots;
β–Ά (ThurstonWinkelnkemper, 1975) open books;
β–Ά (Gonzalo, 1978) branched cover;
β–Ά (DingGeigesStipsicz) surgery along Legendrian knots.
How many contact structures does a 3manifold admit?
∞
Lutz twist: Once a contact structure is found we can modify it in
the neighborhood of an embedded torus.
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overtwisted disc
D ,β†’ Y
to πœ‰
such that
D
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πœ‰OT = ker(cos r d z + r sin r d πœ—)
βˆ‚
⟩
= ⟨ βˆ‚βˆ‚r , r sin r βˆ‚βˆ‚z βˆ’ cos r βˆ‚πœ—
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ccccc1 overtwisted ( βŠ‡ overtwisted
cccccccc
c
c
c
c
c
c
πœ‰ [[[[[[[[[[[
[[[[[[[[
- tight (not overtwisted)
disc)
Theorem (Eliashberg):
{overtwisted
β‡’
ctct structures}/isotopy
↔ {2plane
elds}/homotopy
tight contact structures are interesting
geometric meaning: boundaries of complex/symplectic
4manifolds
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overtwisted disc
D ,β†’ Y such that D
to πœ‰ along βˆ‚ D
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πœ‰OT = ker(cos r d z + r sin r d πœ—)
βˆ‚
⟩
= ⟨ βˆ‚βˆ‚r , r sin r βˆ‚βˆ‚z βˆ’ cos r βˆ‚πœ—
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ccccc1 overtwisted ( βŠ‡ overtwisted
cccccccc
c
c
c
c
c
c
πœ‰ [[[[[[[[[[[
[[[[[[[[
- tight (not overtwisted)
disc)
Theorem (Eliashberg):
{overtwisted
β‡’
ctct structures}/isotopy
↔ {2plane
elds}/homotopy
tight contact structures are interesting
geometric meaning: boundaries of complex/symplectic
4manifolds
Classication of tight contact structures
Do all 3manifolds admit tight contact structures?
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Do all 3manifolds admit tight contact structures?
β–Ά (Eliashberg)
S3
admits a unique tight contact structure:
πœ‰st ;
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Do all 3manifolds admit tight contact structures?
β–Ά (Eliashberg)
S3
admits a unique tight contact structure:
but:
πœ‰st ;
β–Ά (EtnyreHonda)βˆ’Ξ£(2, 3, 5), the Poincaré homology sphere
with reverse orientation does not admit tight contact
structure;
β–Ά (LiscaStipsicz) there exist
tight contact structure.
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many 3manifold with no
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Do all 3manifolds admit tight contact structures?
β–Ά (Eliashberg)
S3
admits a unique tight contact structure:
but:
πœ‰st ;
β–Ά (EtnyreHonda)βˆ’Ξ£(2, 3, 5), the Poincaré homology sphere
with reverse orientation does not admit tight contact
structure;
β–Ά (LiscaStipsicz) there exist
tight contact structure.
∞
many 3manifold with no
How many tight contact structures does a 3manifold admit?
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Do all 3manifolds admit tight contact structures?
β–Ά (Eliashberg)
S3
admits a unique tight contact structure:
but:
πœ‰st ;
β–Ά (EtnyreHonda)βˆ’Ξ£(2, 3, 5), the Poincaré homology sphere
with reverse orientation does not admit tight contact
structure;
β–Ά (LiscaStipsicz) there exist
tight contact structure.
∞
many 3manifold with no
How many tight contact structures does a 3manifold admit?
Characterization done on:
β–Ά (Giroux, Honda) Lens spaces;
β–Ά (Honda) circle bundles over surfaces;
β–Ά (Ghiggini, GhigginiLiscaStipsicz, Wu, Massot) some
Seifert bered 3manifolds.
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Methods for classication
How can we prove tightness?
β–Ά llability;
β–Ά Legendrian knots.
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How can we distinguish contact structures?
β–Ά homotopical data;
β–Ά contact invariant from
HF-homologies (Seifert bered
3manifolds);
β–Ά embedded surfaces;
if we know the contact structure on the surface, then it is
also known in a neighborhood of the surface
How the contact structure on a surface can be encoded?
β–Ά
characteristic foliation;
β–Ά
on convex surfaces a multicurve is enough.
β–Ά embedded curves.
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Legendrian knot
is a knot
L
whose tangents lie in the contact planes:
or
TL ∈ πœ‰
𝛼(TL) = 0
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We have already seen Legendrian knots:
β–Ά an oriented plane eld is a contact structure, if it rotates
along Legendrian foliations..
β–Ά the boundary of an OT disc is Legendrian.
πœ‰
is tangent to
D
along
βˆ‚D
⇔ πœ‰
does not twist as we move
along
βˆ‚D
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Thurston-Bennequin number
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tb (L) = lk(L, Lβ€² )
where
Lβ€²
is a push o
Lβ€²
of
L
in the
transverse direction;
If
Ξ£
(i.e.
a Seifert surface of
βˆ‚Ξ£ = L),
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L
then:
tb Ξ£ (L) = lk(L, Lβ€² ) = #(L ∩ Ξ£)
Note:
D
is OT
⇔ tb D = 0
Jump back to the proof
Rotation number
rot (L)
is a relative Euler number of
πœ‰
on
Ξ£
w.r.t.
TL
Knots in (S 3 , πœ‰st )
Recall:
πœ‰ = ker(d z + xd y )
dz βˆ•= ∞
TK βŠ‚ πœ‰ ⇐⇒ x = βˆ’ dy
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Claim:
Any knot can be put in Legendrian position.
Proof:
Knots in (S 3 , πœ‰st )
Recall:
πœ‰ = ker(d z + xd y )
dz βˆ•= ∞
TK βŠ‚ πœ‰ ⇐⇒ x = βˆ’ dy
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Claim:
Any knot can be put in Legendrian position.
Proof:
Legendrian isotopy
Legendrian isotopy
Isotopy through Legendrian knots.
Legendrian Reidemeister moves
Legendrian isotopic knots are related by the following moves:
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Legendrian unknots
A
B
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C
Which ones are Legendrian isotopic?
Remember:
D
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A
B
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C
Which ones are Legendrian isotopic?
Remember:
A∼
=B
√
D
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Legendrian unknots
A
B
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C
Which ones are Legendrian isotopic?
Remember:
A∼
=B
√
and
C∼
= D:
D
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Thurston-Bennequin invariant:
) βˆ’ #(
tb(L) = (#(
)) βˆ’ #(
)
rotation number:
rot(L) = #(
) βˆ’ #(
))
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for the Legendrian unknots:
tb(A) = βˆ’1 tb(B) = βˆ’1
rot(A) = 0 rot(B) = 0
tb(C) = βˆ’2
rot(C) = βˆ’2
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tb(D) = βˆ’2
rot(D) = βˆ’2
The two denition agree in (S 3 , πœ‰st = dz + xdy )
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The new denition
tb(L) = (#(
=3-0-2=1
) βˆ’ #(
)) βˆ’ #(
)
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The two denition agree in (S 3 , πœ‰st = dz + xdy )
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The new denition
) βˆ’ #(
tb(L) = (#(
)) βˆ’ #(
=3-0-2=1
The old denition
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tb Σ (L) = lk(L, L ) = #(L ∩ Σ)
β€²
where
Lβ€²
is a push o in the transverse
direction and
Ξ£
is a Seifert surface of
)
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L.
The two denition agree in (S 3 , πœ‰st = dz + xdy )
) βˆ’ #(
)) βˆ’ #(
=3-0-2=1
The old denition
tb Ξ£ (L) = lk(L, Lβ€² ) = #(L ∩ Ξ£)
where
Lβ€²
Ξ£ is a Seifert surface of
βˆ‚
is a transverse direction:
βˆ‚z
)
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is a push o in the transverse
direction and
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tb(L) = (#(
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βˆ‚
βˆ‚z
The two denition agree in (S 3 , πœ‰st = dz + xdy )
) βˆ’ #(
)) βˆ’ #(
=3-0-2=1
The old denition
tb Ξ£ (L) = lk(L, Lβ€² ) = #(L ∩ Ξ£)
where
Lβ€²
Ξ£ is a Seifert surface of
βˆ‚
βˆ‚ z is a transverse direction:
tb = 1 + 1 βˆ’ 1 = 1
)
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is a push o in the transverse
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tb(L) = (#(
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tb (L± ) = tb (L) βˆ’ 1
rot (L± ) = rot (L) ± 1
βˆ’
Denition:
K
Appendix
is a smooth knot type, then:
tb (K ) = max{tb (L) : L is Legendrian repr. of K }
Bennequin inequality:
Ξ£
is a (genus
g)
Seifert surface for a Legendrian knot
L,
then:
tb (L) + ∣rot (L)∣ ≀ βˆ’πœ’(Ξ£)
(S , πœ‰st )
3
is tight.
L is the unknot then tb (L) + ∣rot (L)∣ ≀ βˆ’πœ’(D ) = βˆ’1,
tb (L) ≀ βˆ’1. So tb (L) βˆ•= 0
If
thus
tb distinguishes mirrors.
Right and left-handed-trefoils
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Bounds for the Thurston Bennequin number
The Seifert surface of the trefoil is a punctured torus, thus
tb (L) + ∣rot (L)∣ ≀ βˆ’πœ’(Ξ£) = 1
the right handed trefoil realizes
this bound (tb
= 1):
but the left handed trefoil does
not. (tb
= βˆ’6)
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β–Ά smoothly isotopy;
β–Ά
rot
β–Ά
tb
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=;
=.
We have seen:
tb (L) ≀ βˆ’1
···
tb = βˆ’1
rot = 0
tb = βˆ’2
rot = βˆ’2
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tb = βˆ’2
rot = 2
Theorem (Eliashberg-Fraser):
For any pair
{(t , r ) : t + ∣r ∣ ≀ βˆ’1 & r ≑ t
mod 2}
l
k
there is exactly one Legendrian unknot
with
tb = t
and
rot = r
Proof on the Algebraic Geometry and Dierential Topology Seminar this Friday
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For the unknot we had:
tb
= &
rot
Denition:
=
⇔
A knot type is called
Legendrian isotopic
Legendrian simple
if
Contact structures
tb
and
rot
classify its Legendrian representations.
Legendrian simple knots:
β–Ά (Eliashberg-Fraser) unknot;
β–Ά (Etnyre-Honda) torus knots, gure eight knot;
β–Ά ...
Chekanov's example:
First example for a Legendrian nonsimple knot:
the 52 knot
is enough to
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Some nonsimple knot types
Checkanov's example:
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tb = 1
and
rot = 0
Other nonsimple knot types:
β–Ά (EpsteinFuchsMeyer) twist knots;
β–Ά Ng
β–Ά OzsváthSzabóThurston
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β–Ά (EtnyreHonda) Can classify Legendrian realizations of
K1 #K2
in terms of the classication of the Legendrian
realizations of
L1
β–Ά (EtnyreHonda)
and
L2
(2, 3)-cable
of the
(2, 3)
torus-knot;
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β–Ά (EtnyreNg-V) Classication of Legendrian twist knots
(work in progress).
Legendrian Twist knots with maximal
tb
β–Ά (Chekanov, EpsteinFuchsMeyer):
∼n
are known to be dierent
β–Ά (EtnyreNg-V) There are exactly
⌈
(
(2n +1)
2
2
+1)2
βŒ‰
dierent Legendrian
representations (work in progress).
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standard contact
structure
classication
Legendrian simple
knots
...
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Equivalent characterizations of contact structures
(Y , πœ‰)
is contact i locally:
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πœ‰
β–Ά
πœ‰ = ker 𝛼,
β–Ά
πœ‰
rotates (positively) along a Legendrian foliation;
β–Ά
πœ‰
πœ‰
rotates (positively) along any Legendrian foliation;
β–Ά
β–Ά
πœ‰
is isotopic to
is totally nonintegrable;
is isotopic to
𝛼 ∈ Ξ© 1 (Y )
(ℝ3 , πœ‰st );
(ℝ3 , πœ‰sym );
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β–Ά
where
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and
𝛼 ∧ d 𝛼 βˆ•= 0;
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structures
Property P
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Surgery
cut out a tubular neighborhood of
glue back along a dieomorphism
such a map is determined by
The surgery is then called
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K
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K
πœ™ : T2 β†’ T2
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πœ™(πœ‡) = p πœ‡β€² + q πœ†β€²
p -surgery
q
µ
Ξ»
Property P
K
has Property P if surgery along
K
cannot give a
counterexample for the Poincaré Conjecture.
Fact (Lickorish, Wallace)
Any 3manifold can be obtained from S 3 by surgery along a link.
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Lutz twist
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We can change
πœ‰
πœ‰
along a knot
T:
is standard along
on
T β‹” πœ‰:
𝜈(T )
πœ‹
πœ‹
πœ‰ = ker(cos( r )d t +r sin( r )d πœ‘)
2
Change
πœ‰
on
2
𝜈(T )
πœ‰ β€² = ker(cos(πœ‹βˆ’
to:
3πœ‹
2
r )d t + r sin(πœ‹βˆ’
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3πœ‹
2
r )d πœ‘)
Poincaré homology sphere
from the dodecahedron:
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Glue each pair of opposite faces of the dodecahedron by using
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the minimal clockwise twist.
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a factor of
SO (3)
with the rotational symmetries of the dodecahedron (A5 )
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