JOURNAL OF GGT

Published in Journal of Gökova Geometry Topology, Volume 12 (2018)
Title Computing rotation numbers in open books
Authors Sebastian Durst and Marc Kegel
Abstract
We give explicit formulas and algorithms for the computation of the rotation number of a nullhomologous Legendrian knot on a page of a contact open book. On the way, we derive new formulas for the computation of the Thurston--Bennequin invariant of such knots and the Euler class and the \(d_3\)-invariant of the underlying contact structure.
Keywords Legendrian knots, rotation number, open books.
Pages71-92
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Submitted: Jan 22, 2018
Accepted: Apr 20, 2018
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