arXiv · 2603.30027
Canonical frames in contact 3-manifolds and applications
Abstract
We study contact 3-manifolds $Y$ with a special global frame inspired by Cartan's structure equations. This frame is dual to a generalized Finsler structure defined by Bryant. We present some examples and rigidity results on the class of manifolds whose frame satisfies certain natural conditions on a scalar function $K\colon Y\to \mathbb{R}$, related to the frame. This function realizes the curvature when $Y$ is the unit tangent bundle with respect to a metric on a surface. As applications, we obtain sharp estimates for the action of a Reeb orbit in terms of this scalar function, under the assumption that the frame satisfies specific conditions. In particular, we recover a classical upper bound on the systole of positively curved metrics on $S^2$ due to Toponogov.
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Brayan Ferreira, Marcelo Miranda, Alejandro Vicente. 2026-03-31. Canonical frames in contact 3-manifolds and applications. https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.30027
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