nLab Reeb vector field

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Idea

In contact geometry given a contact 1-form α\alpha, then a Reeb vector field RR is a vector field satisfying

  1. α(R)=1\alpha(R) = 1,

  2. dα(R,)=0d\alpha(R,-) = 0.

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