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Honda, K. (2004). 3-Dimensional Methods in Contact Geometry. In: Donaldson, S., Eliashberg, Y., Gromov, M. (eds) Different Faces of Geometry. International Mathematical Series, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48658-X_2
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