arXiv research

Explains Thurston geometries and visualization techniques.

The paper extends Thurston's method to new variants of Mather-Thurston theorem.

We show that link Floer homology detects the Thurston norm of a link complement. As an application, we show that the Thurston polytope of an alternating link is dual to the Newton polytope of its multi-variable Alexander polynomial. To illustrate these techniques, we also compute the Thurston polytopes of several speci…

Thurston's jiggling lemma simplifies triangulations.

We show that Cannon-Thurston maps exist for degenerate free groups without parabolics, i.e. for handlebody groups. Combining these techniques with earlier work proving the existence of Cannon-Thurston maps for surface groups, we show that Cannon-Thurston maps exist for arbitrary finitely generated Kleinian groups witho…

Computational techniques calculate dimensions of complex structures.

Proof of Thurston's earthquake theorem using Anti-de Sitter geometry.

Let (X,d) be a tree (T) of hyperbolic metric spaces satisfying the quasi-isometrically embedded condition. Let $v$ be a vertex of $T$. Let $({X_v},d_v)$ denote the hyperbolic metric space corresponding to $v$. Then $i : X_v \rightarrow X$ extends continuously to a map $\hat{i} : \widehat{X_v} \rightarrow \widehat{X}$. …

Thurston conjectured that a closed triangulated 3-manifold in which every edge has degree 5 or 6, and no two edges of degree 5 lie in a common 2-cell, has word-hyperbolic fundamental group. We establish Thurston's conjecture by proving that such a manifold admits a piecewise Euclidean metric of non-positive curvature a…

Thurston introduced a technique for finding and deforming three-dimensional hyperbolic structures by gluing together ideal tetrahedra. We generalize this technique to study families of geometric structures that transition from hyperbolic to anti de Sitter (AdS) geometry. Our approach involves solving Thurston's gluing …

In genus two and higher, the fundamental group of a closed surface acts naturally on the curve complex of the surface with one puncture. Combining ideas from previous work of Kent--Leininger--Schleimer and Mitra, we construct a universal Cannon--Thurston map from a subset of the circle at infinity for the closed surfac…

Let $L$ be an $n$-component link ($n>1$) with pairwise nonzero linking numbers in a rational homology $3$-sphere $Y$. Assume the link complement $X:=Y\setminusν(L)$ has nondegenerate Thurston norm. In this paper, we study when a Thurston norm-minimizing surface $S$ properly embedded in $X$ remains norm-minimizing after…

We continue the study of the twisted Novikov homology, introduced in our joint paper with H.Goda (arXiv:math.DG/0312374), and its generalizations. The main applications of the developed algebraic techniques are to the topology of 3-manifolds. We show in particular that the twisted Novikov homology of a 3-manifold M of …

The paper studies scalar curvature and harmonic forms on 3-manifolds with boundaries.

Survey on Thurston metric on Teichmüller space, focusing on extremal maps.

The Whitehead link exterior lacks most Euler class taut foliations.

Unified proof of Nielsen-Thurston classification via Teichmüller's theorem.

In 1997, Chekanov gave the first example of a Legendrian nonsimple knot type: the $m(5_2)$ knot. Epstein, Fuchs, and Meyer extended his result by showing that there are at least $n$ different Legendrian representatives with maximal Thurston--Bennequin number of the twist knot $K_{-2n}$ with crossing number $2n+1$. In t…

Develops a hypothesis testing framework for generalized Thurstone models.

We study the set of volumes of constant scalar curvature one metrics on an atoroidal three-manifold.The infinum of this set is believed to be attained at a hyperbolic metric. We prove that the supremum of this set is always infinity. The technique is: minimal surfaces, Thurston norm in homology and new conformal invari…

For an oriented manifold $M$ whose dimension is less than $4$, we use the contractibility of certain complexes associated to its submanifolds to cut $M$ into simpler pieces in order to do local to global arguments. In particular, in these dimensions, we give a different proof of a deep theorem of Thurston in foliation …

Developed theory for Thurston maps with a small set of essential singularities.

Article explores Thurston's circle packing theorem in 3-manifold geometry.

Study shows certain diffeomorphisms cannot be dynamically coherent.

Overview of Thurston's work in math.

We establish basic geometric and topological properties of Thurston's Master Teapot and the Thurston set for superattracting unimodal self-maps of intervals. In particular, the Master Teapot is connected, contains the unit cylinder, and its intersection with a set $\mathbb{D} \times \{c\}$ grows monotonically with $c$.…

Study shows genus two Heegaard diagrams for all Thurston geometries.

The paper proves a conjecture about the positivity of the Euler characteristic for complex projective manifolds.

Uniformly finite Cannon--Thurston fibers in most hyperbolic settings.

In earlier work, we had shown that Cannon-Thurston maps exist for Kleinian surface groups. In this paper we prove that pre-images of points are precisely end-points of leaves of the ending lamination whenever the Cannon-Thurston map is not one-to-one. In particular, the Cannon-Thurston map is finite-to-one. This comple…

This is a first in a series of papers, devoted to the relation betwwen three-manifolds and number fields. The present paper studies first homology of finite coverings of a three-manifold with primary interest in the Thurston $b_1$ conjecture.The main result reads: if $M$ does not yield the Thurston conjecture, then the…

Historical notes on Thurston's 3-manifold geometry.

The space of broken hyperbolic structures generalizes the Teichmüller space of a punctured surface, and the space of projectivized broken measured foliations (equivalently, the space of projectivized affine foliations) generalizes the space of projectivized measured foliations. Just as projectivized measured foliations…

Proves Vaisman solvmanifolds are finite quotients of Kodaira-Thurston manifolds.

Veering triangulations link Thurston norm and isotopy of surfaces.

We study the Thurston-Bennequin number of complete and complete bipartite Legendrian graphs. We define a new invariant called the total Thurston-Bennequin number of the graph. We show that this invariant is determined by the Thurston-Bennequin numbers of 3-cycles for complete graphs and by the Thurston-Bennequin number…

Develop criteria to distinguish Gromov-Thurston manifolds using algebraic Dehn fillings.

Article provides polytopes as dual unit balls of Thurston norms on 3-manifolds.

The paper extends Menelaus' and Ceva's theorems to translation triangles in various Thurston geometries.

Thurston's influence on French math traced and problems solved.

Paper shows mapping class group-equivariant Teichmüller space deformation to Thurston spine.

The paper shows Thurston geometries don't support Anosov diffeomorphisms.

Modernizes Thurston's proof of entropy theorem for traintrack maps.

Survey of Thurston norm properties and connections to 3-manifold invariants.

Constructs Teichmüller curve to study Thurston spine structure.

Proves Thurston's bounded image theorem for Haken manifolds.

The paper studies pseudo-Anosov maps from typical Thurston constructions.

New method calculates Thurston norm for 3-manifolds with toroidal boundaries.