Tight contact structures without symplectic fillings are everywhere
Abstract
We show that for all n \ge 3 , any (2n+1) -dimensional manifold that admits a tight contact structure also admits a tight but non-fillable contact structure, in the same almost contact class. For n=2 , we obtain the same result provided that the first Chern class vanishes. We further construct Liouville but not Weinstein fillable contact structures on any Weinstein fillable contact manifold of dimension at least 7 with torsion first Chern class.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Geometric and Algebraic Topology
Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows
Topological and Geometric Data Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of the European Mathematical Society
- Publication date
- 14 April 2026
- Language
- EN