In this paper we analyze in detail a collection of motivating examples to consider b msymplectic forms and folded-type symplectic structures. In particular, we provide models in Celestial Mechanics for every b m -symplectic structure. At the end of the paper, we introduce the odd-dimensional analogue to b-symplectic manifolds: b-contact manifolds.
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