Study on measurable pseudo-Anosov maps on surfaces.
problem Characterize dynamics of pseudo-Anosov maps on surfaces.
method Analyze measurable pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms with specific properties.
result Prove transitivity, dense periodic points, sensitivity, and ergodicity.
New tree structure for pseudo-Anosovs from interval maps.
problem Understanding pseudo-Anosovs from interval maps.
method Tree structure on pseudo-Anosovs using rational numbers.
result Deepened dictionary between invariants.
Study connects flow dynamics to 3D geometry via surface intersections.
problem Relating flow dynamics to geometric properties of 3-manifolds.
method Relates pseudo-Anosov flow dynamics to hyperbolic geometry via curve graphs.
result Established a link between flow invariants and geometric features of 3-manifolds.
New connection found between complex polynomials and surface homeomorphisms.
problem Investigating the existence of generalized pseudo-Anosov maps from quadratic polynomials.
method Developed a new connection between dynamics of quadratic polynomials and surface homeomorphisms, focusing on Hubbard trees.
result Identified conditions for constructing generalized pseudo-Anosov maps from quadratic polynomials.
Study shows partial hyperbolicity leads to Anosov dynamics in 3-manifolds.
problem Understanding dynamics in hyperbolic 3-manifolds and Seifert manifolds.
method Classification of partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms and pseudo-Anosov dynamics.
result Complete classification of partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms in hyperbolic 3-manifolds and Seifert manifolds.
Continuum-wise hyperbolicity is exactly the pseudo-Anosov dynamics with spine singularities.
problem Classification of continuum-wise hyperbolic surface homeomorphisms
method Proving a complete structural classification
result Every cwF-hyperbolic homeomorphism is pseudo-Anosov with spine singularities Simplified approach to pseudo-Anosov flows on 3-manifolds.
problem Complexity in understanding pseudo-Anosov flows on 3-manifolds.
method Streamlined framework called Anosov-like group actions.
result Unified and simplified presentation of pseudo-Anosov flows.
Study on 3-manifolds admitting pseudo-Anosov maps on subsurfaces.
problem Which 3-manifolds admit pseudo-Anosov maps on incompressible subsurfaces?
method Determine self-homeomorphisms of 3-manifolds that restrict to pseudo-Anosov maps on subsurfaces.
result Self-homeomorphisms of irreducible 3-manifolds are isotopic to partially pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms.
The paper finds pseudo-Anosov-like maps on an infinite ladder surface.
problem Exploring dynamics on infinite surfaces.
method Lifts Penner-type pseudo-Anosov maps from a closed surface to an infinite ladder surface.
result Existence and properties of pseudo-Anosov-like maps on the infinite ladder surface.
We describe a circle of ideas relating the dynamics of 2-dimensional homeomorphisms to that of 1-dimensional endomorphisms. This is used to introduce a new class of maps generalizing that of Thurston's pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms.
The study of pseudo-Anosovs through mapping torus geometry.
problem Understanding pseudo-Anosov diffeomorphisms via mapping torus geometry.
method Analyzing simplicial complexes and mapping tori to relate dynamics and geometry.
result Relating pseudo-Anosov actions to fixed points in isotopy classes.
Paper explains dynamics of homeomorphisms to mapping tori geometry.
problem Understanding dynamics of end-periodic homeomorphisms.
method Illustration-driven overview of recent results.
result Analogue of Brock's theorem for infinite-type surfaces.
We consider the action of a pseudo-Anosov mapping class on PML(S). This action has north-south dynamics and so, under iteration, laminations converge exponentially to the stable lamination. We study the rate of this convergence and give examples of families of pseudo-Anosov mapping classes where the rate go…
New flows represent Thurston norm ball faces, differing by veering mutations.
problem Dynamic representation of Thurston norm ball faces by distinct flows.
method Combining veering triangulations and mutations to represent faces by multiple flows.
result Non-fibered faces can be represented by two distinct flows differing by veering mutations.
Study shows certain diffeomorphisms cannot be dynamically coherent.
problem Dynamically coherent behavior in partially hyperbolic diffeomorphisms.
method Analyzes pseudo-Anosov components and Nielsen-Thurston classification.
result Extends previous work to larger class of diffeomorphisms.
Invites study of contact structures and Reeb flows dynamics.
problem Relating dynamics of two Reeb flows of the same contact structure.
method Gathers results and poses many questions and conjectures.
result Many new questions and conjectures posed.
We study the magic manifold N which is a hyperbolic and fibered 3-manifold. We give an explicit construction of a fiber Fa and its monodromy :Fa→Fa of the fibration associated to each fibered class a of N. Let δg (resp. δg+) be the minimal dilatation of pseudo-Anosovs (resp. pseudo-Ano…
In 1974, Thurston proved that, up to isotopy, every automorphism of closed orientable surface is either periodic, reducible, or pseudo-Anosov. The latter case has lead to a rich theory with applications ranging from dynamical systems to low dimensional topology. Associated with every pseudo-Anosov map is a real number …
The theme of this paper is that algebraic complexity implies dynamical complexity for pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms of a closed surface S_g of genus g. Penner proved that the logarithm of the minimal dilatation for a pseudo-Anosov homeomorphism of S_g tends to zero at the rate 1/g. We consider here the smallest dilatati…
New connection between dynamics and Heegaard Floer homology.
problem Understanding pseudo-Anosov flows and their dynamics.
method Using Heegaard Floer homology and veering branched surfaces, the paper constructs a chain complex to categorify the zeta function of a pseudo-Anosov flow.
result Generators of the chain complex correspond to closed multi-orbits of the flow, and their homology classes have dynamical significance.
Li-York theorem tells us that a period 3 orbit for a continuous map of the interval into itself implies the existence of a periodic orbit of every period. This paper concerns an analogue of the theorem for homeomorphisms of the 2-dimensional disk. In this case a periodic orbit is specified by a braid type and on the se…
New findings on translation lengths in Teichmüller and curve graphs for pseudo-Anosovs.
problem Comparing translation lengths in Teichmüller and curve graphs for pseudo-Anosovs.
method Combining techniques for upper and lower bounds with Rauzy-Veech induction machinery.
result Minimal stable curve graph translation length is of order 1/g for fixed genus g.
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 …
New maps connect universal circles to ideal sphere for hyperbolic manifolds.
problem Understanding universal circles for Anosov foliations with branching.
method Introduced a new type of Cannon--Thurston map for leftmost universal circles.
result Fundamental group acts on leftmost universal circle with pseudo-Anosov dynamics.
Study periodic solutions in N-body problem, revealing braids with complex dynamics.
problem Periodic solutions of the planar Newtonian N-body problem with equal masses.
method Analyze braid structures derived from periodic solutions, proving pseudo-Anosov types.
result Braids from Yu's periodic solutions are pseudo-Anosov, with stretch factors reflecting complexity.
Study Agol cycles for pseudo-Anosov 3-braids.
problem Conditions for equivalent Agol cycles of pseudo-Anosov 3-braids.
method Investigate necessary and sufficient conditions.
result Necessary and sufficient conditions for equivalent Agol cycles of pseudo-Anosov 3-braids.
New method constructs Birkhoff sections for pseudo-Anosov flows with controlled complexity.
problem Constructing Birkhoff sections for pseudo-Anosov flows with specific properties.
method Uses connection between pseudo-Anosov flows and veering triangulations to explicitly construct sections with controlled complexity.
result Shows that any transitive pseudo-Anosov flow has a Birkhoff section with two boundary components.
Construct pseudo-Anosovs from expanding interval maps, reconciling Thurston's construction.
problem Constructing pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms from expanding interval maps.
method Classifying circumstances for constructing pseudo-Anosovs from a specific subclass of generalized pseudo-Anosovs.
result Produces pseudo-Anosovs on surfaces of genus g with algebraically primitive translation structures and Salem dilatations. Paper proves non-arithmetic Teichmüller length spectra for subgroup of mapping class groups.
problem Proving non-arithmetic Teichmüller length spectra for subgroups of mapping class groups.
method Introducing cross-ratios on Teichmüller and projectable mapping classes, studying their geometric and dynamical properties.
result Every non-elementary subgroup of the mapping class group has non-arithmetic Teichmüller length spectrum.
Deforms quasigeodesic flows to pseudo-Anosov ones.
problem Deforming quasigeodesic flows to pseudo-Anosov flows.
method Proves Calegari's conjecture by deforming flows.
result Proves every quasigeodesic flow can be deformed to pseudo-Anosov.
We show that any pseudo-Anosov map that is a lift of pseudo-Anosov homeomorphism of a nonorientable surface has vanishing SAF invariant. We also provide a criterion to certify that a pseudo-Anosov map is not such a lift.
Study on veering triangulations and their flow graphs, proving new applications.
problem Understanding the structure of veering triangulations and their flow graphs.
method Analyzing the infinitesimal components of the flow graph associated with veering triangulations.
result Infinitesimal components of veering triangulations' flow graphs have specific forms related to subsets called 'walls'.
New contact structures detected by contact homology.
problem Detecting pseudo-Anosov flows in contact structures.
method Introducing pseudo-Anosov contact structures and using contact homology.
result Contact homology detects pseudo-Anosov flows and contact structures properties.
Finitely many pseudo-Anosov flows without perfect fits in a 3-manifold.
problem Finite number of pseudo-Anosov flows without perfect fits in a 3-manifold.
method Analysis of veering triangulations and pseudo-Anosov flows.
result Finiteness of pseudo-Anosov flows without perfect fits.
This paper is the third in a sequence establishing a dictionary between the combinatorics of veering triangulations equipped with appropriate filling slopes, and the dynamics of pseudo-Anosov flows (without perfect fits) on closed three-manifolds. Our motivation comes from the work of Agol and Guéritaud. Agol introduce…
Study Agol cycles in pseudo-Anosov 3-braids.
problem Understanding conjugacy invariants of pseudo-Anosov maps.
method Investigate train tracks associated with Farey intervals and describe Agol cycles.
result Complete description of Agol cycles in pseudo-Anosov 3-braids.
New proof associates partitions to isotopic pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms.
problem Stable and unstable foliations for pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms.
method Geometric realization of Fathi's result for isotopic homeomorphisms.
result Associated stable and unstable partitions for isotopic pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms.
The aim of this (mostly expository) article is twofold. We first explore a variety of length functions on the space of currents, and we survey recent work regarding applications of length functions to counting problems. Secondly, we use length functions to provide a proof of a folklore theorem which states that pseudo-…
Loxodromic elements are pseudo-Anosov on specific graphs.
problem Characterizing loxodromic elements in specific groups.
method Analyzing subgroups acting on multiarc and curve graphs, and the handlebody group on disk graphs.
result Loxodromic elements are pseudo-Anosov on witness graphs.
Paper translates train track concepts to cluster algebras for pseudo-Anosov mapping classes.
problem Understanding pseudo-Anosov mapping classes on surfaces.
method Using Goncharov--Shen's potential function, the paper translates train track concepts into cluster algebra language.
result Proves sign stability of general pseudo-Anosov mapping classes.
Constructs entropy-minimizing pseudo-Anosov diffeomorphisms on K3 surfaces.
problem Finding minimal entropy diffeomorphisms on K3 surfaces.
method Constructs pseudo-Anosov diffeomorphisms minimizing entropy.
result Obtains infinitely many entropy-minimizing diffeomorphisms.
New family of measurable pseudo-Anosov maps on spheres.
problem Generalizing pseudo-Anosov maps to measurable ones.
method Continuous family of homeomorphisms on sphere, semi-conjugate to core tent map.
result Measurable pseudo-Anosov maps have invariant dense streamlines with uniform measures.
We first prove rigidity results for pseudo-Anosov flows in prototypes of toroidal 3-manifolds: we show that a pseudo-Anosov flow in a Seifert fibered manifold is up to finite covers topologically equivalent to a geodesic flow and we show that a pseudo-Anosov flow in a solv manifold is topologically equivalent to a susp…
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.
Characterizes pseudo-Anosov mapping classes using cluster algebra techniques.
problem Characterize pseudo-Anosov mapping classes purely in terms of shear coordinates.
method Uses cluster algebraic generalization and tropical cluster transformations.
result Algebraic entropies of cluster transformations match topological entropy.
Metric WPD for pseudo-Anosov maps shows many unbounded quasi-morphisms.
problem Understanding quasi-morphisms on pseudo-Anosov maps.
method Metric weak proper discontinuity (WPD) for pseudo-Anosov maps.
result Existence of many unbounded quasi-morphisms on homeomorphisms with large fixed sets.
Proves certain subgroups of genus 2 handlebody group are convex cocompact.
problem Characterizing subgroups of genus 2 handlebody group.
method Proving convex cocompactness of purely pseudo-Anosov subgroups.
result Finitely generated, purely pseudo-Anosov subgroups are convex cocompact.
Thurston's fibered face theory allows us to partition the set of pseudo-Anosov mapping classes on different compact oriented surfaces into subclasses with related dynamical behavior. This is done via a correspondence between the rational points on fibered faces in the first cohomology of a hyperbolic 3-manifold and the…