Mathematics – Geometric Topology
Scientific paper
2010-06-13
Mathematics
Geometric Topology
Final version, includes minor stylistic revisions suggested by referee. Accepted for publication by the Journal of Topology
Scientific paper
The aim of this paper is to use mapping class group relations to approach the `geography' problem for Stein fillings of a contact 3-manifold. In particular, we adapt a formula of Endo and Nagami so as to calculate the signature of such fillings as a sum of the signatures of basic relations in the monodromy of a related open book decomposition. We combine this with a theorem of Wendl to show that for any Stein filling of a contact structure supported by a planar open book decomposition, the sum of the signature and Euler characteristic depends only on the contact manifold. This gives a simple obstruction to planarity, which we interpret in terms of existence of certain configurations of curves in a factorization of the monodromy. We use these techniques to demonstrate examples of non-planar structures which cannot be shown non-planar by previously existing methods.
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