Vol. 182, No. 2, 1998

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S. Akbulut & R. Matveyev

Abstract

We construct two contact structures on a homology sphere M, that are homotopic through 2-plane fields, but are not isotopic as contact structures. A diffeomorphism of M permutes these two contact structures.

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S. Akbulut
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI 48824
R. Matveyev
MSRI
Berkeley, CA 94720