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Let (M, λ) be a closed three dimensional contact manifold with overtwisted contact structure \(\ker \lambda \). Then there exists a contractible periodic orbit for the Reeb vector field X λ.
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Abbas, C., Hofer, H. (2019). Disk Filling Methods and Applications. In: Holomorphic Curves and Global Questions in Contact Geometry. Birkhäuser Advanced Texts Basler Lehrbücher. Birkhäuser, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11803-7_9
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