Foliations and the Geometry of 3-Manifolds
Author | : Danny Calegari |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2007-05-17 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 0198570082 |
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This unique reference, aimed at research topologists, gives an exposition of the 'pseudo-Anosov' theory of foliations of 3-manifolds. This theory generalizes Thurston's theory of surface automorphisms and reveals an intimate connection between dynamics, geometry and topology in 3 dimensions. Significant themes returned to throughout the text include the importance of geometry, especially the hyperbolic geometry of surfaces, the importance of monotonicity, especially in1-dimensional and co-dimensional dynamics, and combinatorial approximation, using finite combinatorical objects such as train-tracks, branched surfaces and hierarchies to carry more complicated continuous objects.