Contact structures, equivariant spin bordism, and periodic fundamental groups

Authors
Geiges, H Thomas, CB
Citation
H. Geiges et Cb. Thomas, Contact structures, equivariant spin bordism, and periodic fundamental groups, MATH ANNAL, 320(4), 2001, pp. 685-708
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics
Journal title
MATHEMATISCHE ANNALEN
ISSN journal
00255831 → ACNP
Volume
320
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
685 - 708
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-5831(200108)320:4<685:CSESBA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Using contact surgery and equivariant bordism theory, we prove the existenc e of contact structures on all 5-dimensional spin manifolds with certain fi nite fundamental groups.