arXiv · 2411.12114
Lagrangian concordance is not a partial order in high dimensions
Abstract
In this short note we provide the examples of pairs of closed, connected Legendrian non-isotopic Legendrian submanifolds $(Λ_{-}, Λ_{+})$ of the $(4n+1)$-dimensional contact vector space, $n>1$, such that there exist Lagrangian concordances from $Λ_-$ to $Λ_+$ and from $Λ_+$ to $Λ_-$. This contradicts anti-symmetry of the Lagrangian concordance relation, and, in particular, implies that Lagrangian concordances with connected Legendrian ends do not define a partial order in high dimensions. In addition, we explain how to get the same result for the relation given by exact Lagrangian cobordisms with connected Legendrian ends in the $(2n+1)$-dimensional contact vector space, $n>1$.
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Roman Golovko. 2025-01-17. Lagrangian concordance is not a partial order in high dimensions. https://doi.org/10.2140/pjm.2025.334.183
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