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.
We study types of mapping classes which arise as a product of a given mapping class and powers of certain pure mapping classes. We derive an explicit constant depending only on a surface such that almost all above pure mapping classes give rise to pseudo-Anosov type whenever their powers are larger than the constant. F…
New subgroup behavior in genus-2 mapping class group identified.
problem Understanding subgroups in genus-2 mapping class group.
method Analyzing purely pseudo-Anosov subgroups as convex cocompact.
result Finitely-generated, purely pseudo-Anosov subgroups are convex cocompact.
We study the minimal dilatation of pseudo-Anosov pure surface braids and provide upper and lower bounds as a function of genus and the number of punctures. For a fixed number of punctures, these bounds tend to infinity as the genus does. We also bound the dilatation of pseudo-Anosov pure surface braids away from zero a…
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.
Pseudo-Anosov subgroups in surface bundles over tori are convex cocompact.
problem Understanding the structure of pseudo-Anosov subgroups in surface bundles over tori.
method Using the Birman exact sequence to show convex cocompactness.
result Finitely generated, purely pseudo-Anosov subgroups are convex cocompact in surface bundles over tori.
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.
In this paper we prove that groups as in the title are convex cocompact in the mapping class group.
We compute the growth series and the growth functions of reducible and pseudo-Anosov elements of the pure mapping class group of the sphere with four holes with respect to a certain generating set. We prove that the ratio of the number of pseudo-Anosov elements to that of all elements in a ball with center at the ident…
Study shows certain subgroups of fibered 3-manifolds are convex cocompact.
problem Understanding subgroups of fibered 3-manifolds in mapping class groups.
method Used the Birman exact sequence to show convex cocompactness.
result Finitely generated pseudo-Anosov subgroups are convex cocompact.
This paper shows how pseudo-Anosov flows represent stable Hamiltonian classes and limits the ways 3-manifolds can be obtained from knots.
problem Understanding the canonical representatives of stable Hamiltonian classes and their implications for 3-manifolds.
method Explains the analogy between pseudo-Anosov flows and stable Hamiltonian classes and generalizes an argument to limit the ways 3-manifolds can be obtained from knots.
result There are finitely many pseudo-Anosov flows admitting positive Birkhoff sections on any given rational homology 3-sphere, and any 3-manifold can be obtained in at most finitely many ways as p/q surgery on a fibered hyperbolic knot in S3. New examples of surface bundles found over surfaces.
problem Finding compact atoroidal surface bundles.
method Type-preserving homomorphism from knot complement to mapping class group.
result Infinitely many commensurability classes of surface subgroups.
We prove that if φ,ψ∈Out(FN) are hyperbolic iwips (irreducible with irreducible powers) such that <φ,ψ>≤Out(FN) is not virtually cyclic then some high powers of φ and ψ generate a free subgroup of rank two, all of whose nontrivial elements are again hyperbolic iwips. Being a hyperbolic iwip element of $…
Let X be a hyperbolic surface and H the fundamental group of a hyperbolic 3-manifold that fibers over the circle with fiber X. Using the Birman exact sequence, H embeds in the mapping class group Mod(Y) of the surface Y obtained by removing a point from X. We prove that a subgroup G in H is convex cocompact in Mod(Y) i…
New normal subgroups found in mapping class groups.
problem Finding normal subgroups in mapping class groups.
method New windmill apparatus tailored to projection complexes.
result Normal subgroups isomorphic to non-free right-angled Artin groups.
If M is an atoroidal 3-manifold with a taut foliation, Thurston showed that pi_1(M) acts on a circle. Here, we show that some other classes of essential laminations also give rise to actions on circles. In particular, we show this for tight essential laminations with solid torus guts. We also show that pseudo-Anosov fl…
In this paper, we establish that, for statistically convex-cocompact actions, contracting elements are exponentially generic in counting measure. Among others, the following exponential genericity results are obtained as corollaries for the set of hyperbolic elements in relatively hyperbolic groups, the set of rank-1 e…
The purpose of this paper is the study of the roots in the mapping class groups. Let Σ be a compact oriented surface, possibly with boundary, let $\PP$ be a finite set of punctures in the interior of Σ, and let $\MM (Σ, \PP)$ denote the mapping class group of $(Σ, \PP)$. We prove that, if Σ is of genus 0, then ea…
We characterize convex cocompact subgroups of mapping class groups that arise as subgroups of specially embedded right-angled Artin groups. That is, if the right-angled Artin group G in Mod(S) satisfies certain conditions that imply G is quasi-isometrically embedded in Mod(S), then a purely pseudo-Anosov subgroup H of …
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.
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 study finds abundant normal generators for mapping class groups.
problem Understanding normal generation in mapping class groups.
method Analyzing restrictions on invariant subsurfaces and Teichmüller spaces.
result Reducible mapping classes can normally generate mapping class groups based on their asymptotic translation lengths.
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. 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.
Generic pseudo-Anosov mapping classes in mapping class groups.
problem Understanding the prevalence of pseudo-Anosov mapping classes.
method Proving genericity with respect to specific notions of genericity.
result Pseudo-Anosov mapping classes are generic in mapping class groups.
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.
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.
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.
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.
There is a forgetful map from the mapping class group of a punctured surface to that of the surface with one fewer puncture. We prove that finitely generated purely pseudo-Anosov subgroups of the kernel of this map are convex cocompact in the sense of B. Farb and L. Mosher. In particular, we obtain an affirmative answe…
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 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.
New pseudo-Anosovs on surfaces with punctures have infinite volume.
problem Volume of pseudo-Anosovs on surfaces with punctures is not bounded.
method Constructing pseudo-Anosovs with minimal entropy and showing volume tends to infinity.
result Volume of pseudo-Anosovs on surfaces with punctures can be arbitrarily large.
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.
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.
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.
Characterizes pseudo-Anosov orbit spaces via bifoliated planes
problem Characterizing actions on bifoliated planes arising from pseudo-Anosov flows
method Using branched covers, veering triangulations, and a compactness criterion
result Extends previous work on the special case with no odd-prong singularities
We show that an orientable pseudo-Anosov homeomorphism has vanishing Sah-Arnoux-Fathi invariant if and only if the minimal polynomial of its dilatation is not reciprocal. We relate this to works of Margalit-Spallone and Birman, Brinkmann and Kawamuro. Mainly, we use Veech's construction of pseudo-Anosov maps to give ex…
Fixed pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms detect cinquefoil knot.
problem Detecting the cinquefoil knot using knot Floer homology.
method Using pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms and Floer homology.
result The cinquefoil knot is the only genus-two L-space knot.
This thesis classifies pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms using geometric Markov partitions.
problem Classifying pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms up to topological conjugacy.
method Algorithmic approach using geometric Markov partitions.
result Geometric type is a complete invariant of conjugation.
The paper counts conjugacy classes of pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms in Teichmüller space.
problem Counting conjugacy classes of pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms in Teichmüller space.
method Analyzes the asymptotic behavior of conjugacy classes as the radius of a ball in Teichmüller space increases.
result Asymptotics for the number of pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms conjugate to a given homeomorphism within a ball of radius R centered at X.
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.