New insights into pseudo-Anosov flows with special periodic orbits.
problem Understanding pseudo-Anosov flows with periodic orbits in 3-manifolds.
method Analyzing the topological features corresponding to trees of scalloped regions and classifying flows with the same free homotopy data.
result Explicit examples of flows with the same free homotopy data but not orbit equivalent.
Reconstruct flows from their orbit spaces using group actions.
problem Reconstructing flows from their orbit spaces.
method Using group actions and pseudo-Anosov flows.
result Reconstruct flows from their orbit spaces.
We produce infinitely many examples of Anosov flows in closed 3-manifolds where the set of periodic orbits is partitioned into two infinite subsets. In one subset every closed orbit is freely homotopic to infinitely other closed orbits of the flow. In the other subset every closed orbit is freely homotopic to only one …
Study Vassiliev invariants and periodic orbits of Axiom A flows.
problem Calculating Vassiliev invariants and writhe for periodic orbits of Axiom A flows.
method Asymptotic analysis of Vassiliev invariants and writhe.
result Obtained asymptotics for Vassiliev invariants and writhe of periodic orbits.
The study finds infinitely many periodic orbits that can be used to modify Anosov flows.
problem Can surgeries on periodic orbits of Anosov flows produce equivalent flows?
method Analyzing suspension Anosov flows, the study identifies pairs of periodic orbits that can be used to modify the flow.
result For some suspension Anosov flows, there exist infinitely many pairs of periodic orbits that can be used to modify the flow.
Homoclinic orbits found in geodesic flows on surfaces.
problem Existence of homoclinic orbits in geodesic flows.
method Kupka-Smale metric on closed surfaces.
result Homoclinic orbits for all hyperbolic geodesics.
New proof confirms periodic orbit conjecture for Eulerisable flows.
problem Periodic orbit conjecture for non-vanishing vector fields on closed manifolds.
method Characterization of Eulerisable flows and use of strongly adapted one-forms.
result Periodic orbit conjecture holds for Eulerisable flows.
Odd covers have one Anosov flow, even covers have two.
problem Classifying Anosov flows on 3-manifolds with specific covers.
method Analyzing finite covers of geodesic flows on 3-manifolds.
result Odd covers result in one Anosov flow class, even covers in two.
Classifies pseudo-Anosov flows on 3-manifolds up to orbit equivalence.
problem Classifying pseudo-Anosov flows on 3-manifolds up to orbit equivalence.
method Generalized Anosov-like actions on bifoliated planes, ideal boundary analysis.
result Pseudo-Anosov flows on 3-manifolds are determined up to orbit equivalence by their ideal boundary actions.
The paper adapts results for Reeb flows and Hamiltonian flows, showing all orbits are closed have identical periods.
problem Adapting results for Reeb flows and Hamiltonian flows with closed orbits.
method Adapting results from Geodesic circle foliations to Reeb and Hamiltonian flows.
result All orbits on connected contact manifolds with closed orbits have identical periods.
The paper studies mean curvature flows on specific orbits of Hermann actions.
problem Analyzing mean curvature flows on principal orbits of Hermann actions.
method Using Mathematica to illustrate and calculate the flows and orbits.
result The minimal principal orbit's position is calculated and illustrated.
We show that a self orbit equivalence of a transitive Anosov flow on a 3-manifold which is homotopic to identity has to either preserve every orbit or the Anosov flow is R-covered and the orbit equivalence has to be of a specific type. This result shows that one can remove a relatively unnatural assumption…
The study finds dense orbits and absolute period leaves for complex flows.
problem Existence of dense orbits for real Rel flows on holomorphic 1-forms.
method Established a density criterion for mSL(2,R)-orbit closures, verified using explicit constructions. result Found dense leaves and examples of absolute period foliation.
The main result of this article is that if a 3-manifold M supports an Anosov flow, then the number of conjugacy classes in the fundamental group of M grows exponentially fast with the length of the shortest orbit representative, hereby answering a question raised by Plante and Thurston in 1972. In fact we show th…
The paper proves rigidity results for Anosov flows and their orbit equivalences.
problem Characterizing orbit equivalences of Anosov flows and their dynamics.
method Using hyperbolic-like dynamics, the paper proves a spectral rigidity theorem and gives efficient criteria for orbit equivalences.
result Characterizes orbit equivalent flows in terms of fundamental group elements represented by periodic orbits.
Smooth orbit equivalence proves metric equivalence for geodesic flows.
problem Proving metric equivalence for geodesic flows under orbit equivalence.
method Proving metric equivalence for geodesic flows under orbit equivalence.
result Smooth orbit equivalence implies conformal equivalence of metrics.
The horocyclic flow on geometrically infinite surfaces shows recurrent irregular orbits or non-minimal closures.
problem Complex dynamics of horocyclic flow on geometrically infinite surfaces.
method Analyzing the recurrence and minimality of irregular orbits.
result Irregular orbits are recurrent or have non-hR minimal closures. Study isotropic embeddings of Lie group orbits and their application to magnetic geodesic flows.
problem Embedding coadjoint orbits and their equivalence to magnetic geodesic flows.
method Review and initiate study of isotropic and Lagrangian embeddings for SO and Sp cases, then apply to magnetic geodesic flows. result Equivalence between magnetic geodesic flows and certain spin chains.
It is known that the Schrödinger flow on a complex Grassmann manifold is equivalent to the matrix non-linear Schrödinger equation and the Ferapontov flow on a principal Adjoint U(n)-orbit is equivalent to the n-wave equation. In this paper, we give a systematic method to construct integrable geometric curve flows on …
New surfaces show horocyclic flow isn't always minimal.
problem Complex dynamics on infinite fineness surfaces.
method Construction of infinite hyperbolic surfaces.
result Horocyclic flow is not minimal on infinite fineness surfaces.
We prove Calegari's conjecture that every quasigeodesic flow on a closed hyperbolic 3-manifold has closed orbits.
New flow category for contact manifolds from Reeb orbits.
problem No direct problem stated; focuses on new construction.
method Adapting Kuranishi charts to contact setting, associating flow category based on Reeb orbits and pseudo-holomorphic buildings.
result Lifts contact homology and associates flow bimodule to exact symplectic cobordisms.
Proves existence of many non-R-covered Anosov flows on hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
problem Existence of many non-R-covered Anosov flows on hyperbolic 3-manifolds. method Description of clusters of lozenges in orbit spaces of constructed Anosov flows.
result Existence of hyperbolic 3-manifolds carrying many pairwise orbitally inequivalent quasi-geodesic Anosov flows.
In this article, we study the knots realized by periodic orbits of R-covered Anosov flows in compact 3-manifolds. We show that if two orbits are freely homotopic then in fact they are isotopic. We show that lifts of periodic orbits to the universal cover are unknotted. When the manifold is atoroidal, we deduce some fin…
New method shows pseudo-Anosov flows on graph manifolds can be simplified.
problem Understanding pseudo-Anosov flows on graph manifolds.
method Constructing a partial Birkhoff section with genus one components that misses finitely many closed orbits.
result Every pseudo-Anosov flow on a graph manifold is almost equivalent to a totally periodic flow or a suspension Anosov flow.
We consider magnetic geodesic flows of the normal metrics on a class of homogeneous spaces, in particular (co)adjoint orbits of compact Lie groups. We give the proof of the non-commutative integrability of flows and show, in addition, for the case of (co)adjoint orbits, the usual Liouville integrability by means of ana…
Study on counting orbits and Poincaré series for specific hyperbolic metrics.
problem Counting orbits and analyzing Poincaré series for strongly hyperbolic metrics.
method Combining ergodic theory techniques with topological flows and symbolic dynamics.
result Obtained orbital counting results and described the domain of analyticity for Poincaré series.
In this article we analyze totally periodic pseudo-Anosov flows in graph three manifolds. This means that in each Seifert fibered piece of the torus decomposition, the free homotopy class of regular fibers has a finite power which is also a finite power of the free homotopy class of a closed orbit of the flow. We show …
Horizontal surgery on pseudo-Anosov flows yields almost equivalent flows.
problem Understanding and manipulating pseudo-Anosov flows.
method Performing horizontal surgery on pseudo-Anosov flows by cutting along specific annuli and regluing with a Dehn twist.
result Horizontal Goodman surgery on transitive pseudo-Anosov flows yields an almost equivalent flow.
Generalizes Anosov flows to partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms.
problem Classifying partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms.
method Introducing collapsed Anosov flows and self orbit equivalences.
result All examples in Bonatti et al. belong to the collapsed Anosov flow class.
For Hamiltonian flows we establish the existence of periodic orbits on a sequence of level sets approaching a Bott-nondegenerate symplectic extremum of the Hamiltonian. As a consequence, we show that a charge on a compact manifold with a nondegenerate (i.e. symplectic) magnetic field has periodic orbits on a sequence o…
Study of intersections in Hamiltonian orbits on cotangent bundles.
problem Understanding intersections of projected Hamiltonian orbits in cotangent bundles.
method Generic submersive level set analysis, multi-jet transversality theorem.
result Projected Hamiltonian orbits have discrete intersections, which can be perturbed away under certain conditions.
Algorithm decides if pseudo-Anosov flows have perfect fits.
problem Determining if pseudo-Anosov flows have specific asymptotic properties.
method Algorithm based on box decompositions and universal cover analysis.
result Algorithmic decision on pseudo-Anosov flows' perfect fit status.
Study of laminations for pseudo-Anosov flows on three-manifolds.
problem Understanding laminations for pseudo-Anosov flows on three-manifolds.
method Analyzing laminations Λu± for pseudo-Anosov orbit space universal circles, using prelaminations and results from Barthelmé, Bonatti, and Mann. result Laminations Λu+ and Λu− are completely determined by prelaminations on the boundary of the orbit space. New surgery method preserves Anosov flow properties using bi-contact geometry.
problem Defining a new type of surgery on Anosov flows.
method Bi-contact geometry and Reeb dynamics.
result Necessary and sufficient condition for generating contact Anosov flows.
We prove here that given a proper isometric action K×M→M on a complete Riemannian manifold M then every continuous isometric flow on the orbit space M/K is smooth, i.e., it is the projection of an K-equivariant smooth flow on the manifold M. As a direct corollary we infer the smoothness of isometric …
Study non-transitive pseudo-Anosov flows using group actions.
problem Characterize pseudo-Anosov flows in 3-manifolds.
method Extend pseudo-Anosov action to non-transitive flows, use group actions on orbit spaces and boundary at infinity.
result Pseudo-Anosov flows in 3-manifolds are determined by their group actions on boundary at infinity.
In this article we obtain a simple topological and dynamical systems condition which is necessary and sufficient for an arbitrary pseudo-Anosov flow in a closed, hyperbolic three manifold to be quasigeodesic. Quasigeodesic means that orbits are efficient in measuring length up to a bounded multiplicative distortion whe…
We consider the flows generated by generic gradients of Morse maps of a closed connected manifold M to a circle. To each such flow we associate an invariant counting the closed orbits of the flow. Each closed orbit is counted with the weight derived from its index and homotopy class. The resulting invariant is called…
Given a compact Riemannian manifold together with a group of isometries, we discuss MCF of the orbits and some applications: eg, finding minimal orbits. We then specialize to Lagrangian orbits in Kaehler manifolds. In particular, in the Kaehler-Einstein case we find a relation between MCF and moment maps which, for exa…
Hamiltonian dynamical systems tend to have infinitely many periodic orbits. For example, for a broad class of symplectic manifolds almost all levels of a proper smooth Hamiltonian carry periodic orbits. The Hamiltonian Seifert conjecture is the existence problem for regular compact energy levels without periodic orbits…
Constructs graph manifolds with many Anosov flows.
problem Finding graph manifolds supporting multiple Anosov flows.
method Cutting geodesic flows, pulling back to finite covers, and gluing compatible pairs of flows.
result Constructs graph manifolds with at least n Anosov flows for any n.
We study the harmonic map equations for maps of a Riemann surface into a Riemannian symmetric space of compact type from the point of view of soliton theory. There is a well-known dressing action of a loop group on the space of harmonic maps and we discuss the orbits of this action through particularly simple harmonic …
Study open orbits in causal flag manifolds with applications in AQFT.
problem Understanding open orbits in causal flag manifolds for applications in AQFT.
method Analyzing open orbits of symmetric subgroups on causal flag manifolds, focusing on invariant causal structures and modular flows.
result Determine the positivity regions of modular flows and their global hyperbolicity for different types of open orbits.
We consider the closed orbit structure of generic gradient flows of Morse closed 1-forms. The torsion of a chain homotopy equivalence between the Novikov complex and the completed simplicial chain complex of the universal cover detects the eta function of the flow. We extend this result to arbitrary Morse closed 1-form…
Study on Hermitian Calabi functional in complexified orbits of symplectic manifolds.
problem Analyzing the Hermitian Calabi functional on complexified orbits of symplectic manifolds.
method Explicit formula for Hessian of Hermitian Calabi functional, semi-positive definiteness proof, and weak parabolicity of Hermitian Calabi flow.
result Hessian of Hermitian Calabi functional is semi-positive definite on complexified orbits.
We survey some results on the existence (and non-existence) of periodic Reeb orbits on contact manifolds, both in the open and closed case. We place these statements in the context of Finsler geometry by including a proof of the folklore theorem that the Finsler geodesic flow can be interpreted as a Reeb flow. As a mil…
New polynomial helps compute flow growth rates in 3D manifolds.
problem Computing growth rates of pseudo-Anosov flows in 3-manifolds.
method Modified veering polynomial and combinatorial flow graph.
result Computes growth rates of pseudo-Anosov flows after cutting.