On the Existence of Contact Forms
Proceedings of the American Mathematical SocietyPublished 1 October 1975Open access
W. P. Thurston, H. E. Winkelnkemper
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Abstract
Using an old theorem of Alexander, we give a short and elementary proof that every closed, orientable $3$-manifold has a contact form.
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