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{{beginthm|Theorem|(Novikov)}} If a 3-manifold $M$ admits a foliation $\mathcal{F}$ without Reeb components, then $\pi_2\left(M\right)=0$, every leaf of $\mathcal{F}$ is incompressible, and every transverse loop is essential in $\pi_1\left(M\right)$. {{endthm}} | {{beginthm|Theorem|(Novikov)}} If a 3-manifold $M$ admits a foliation $\mathcal{F}$ without Reeb components, then $\pi_2\left(M\right)=0$, every leaf of $\mathcal{F}$ is incompressible, and every transverse loop is essential in $\pi_1\left(M\right)$. {{endthm}} | ||
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A codimension one foliation $\mathcal{F}$ of $M$ is taut if for every leaf $\lambda$ of $\mathcal{F}$ there is a circle transverse to $\mathcal{F}$ which intersects $\lambda$. A taut foliation has no Reeb component. If $M$ is an atoroidal 3-manifold, then, conversely, every foliation without Reeb components is taut. | A codimension one foliation $\mathcal{F}$ of $M$ is taut if for every leaf $\lambda$ of $\mathcal{F}$ there is a circle transverse to $\mathcal{F}$ which intersects $\lambda$. A taut foliation has no Reeb component. If $M$ is an atoroidal 3-manifold, then, conversely, every foliation without Reeb components is taut. | ||
{{beginthm|Theorem|(Palmeira)}} If $\mathcal{F}$ is a taut foliation of a 3-manifold $M$ not finitely covered by $S^2\times S^1$, then the universal covering $\widetilde{M}$ is homeomorphic to ${\mathbb R}^3$ and the pull-back foliation $\left(\widetilde{M},\widetilde{\mathcal{F}}\right)$ is homeomorphic to a product foliation $\left({\mathbb R}^2,{\mathcal{G}}\right)\times{\Bbb R}$, where $\mathcal{G}$ is a foliation of ${\mathbb R}^2$ by lines.{{endthm}} | {{beginthm|Theorem|(Palmeira)}} If $\mathcal{F}$ is a taut foliation of a 3-manifold $M$ not finitely covered by $S^2\times S^1$, then the universal covering $\widetilde{M}$ is homeomorphic to ${\mathbb R}^3$ and the pull-back foliation $\left(\widetilde{M},\widetilde{\mathcal{F}}\right)$ is homeomorphic to a product foliation $\left({\mathbb R}^2,{\mathcal{G}}\right)\times{\Bbb R}$, where $\mathcal{G}$ is a foliation of ${\mathbb R}^2$ by lines.{{endthm}} | ||
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In particular, a taut foliation of a 3-manifold $M$ yields an action of $\pi_1M$ on a (possibly non-Hausdorff) simply connected 1-manifold $L$, the space of leaves of ${\mathcal{G}}$. | In particular, a taut foliation of a 3-manifold $M$ yields an action of $\pi_1M$ on a (possibly non-Hausdorff) simply connected 1-manifold $L$, the space of leaves of ${\mathcal{G}}$. |
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1 Introduction
The leaves of are the immersed submanifolds . Each belongs to a unique leaf. The foliation determines its tangential plane field by if .
The holonomy cocycle of the atlas is given byA smooth foliation is said to be transversely orientable if everywhere.
If is a smooth, transversely orientable codimension foliation and its tangential plane field, then there is a nonsingular -form such that, for each ,
This implies that for some .
The space of leaves is with the quotient topology, where if and only if and belong to the same leaf of .
2 Construction and examples
2.1 Bundles
The most trivial examples of foliations are products , foliated by the leaves . (Another foliation of is given by .)
A more general class are flat -bundles with or for a (smooth) manifold . Given a representation , the flat -bundle with monodromy is given as , where acts on the universal cober by deck transformations and on by means of the representation . ( is a flat -bundle if .)
Flat bundles fit into the frame work of fiber bundles. A (smooth) mapThe fiber bundle yields a foliation by fibers . Its space of leaves is (diffeomeorphic) homeomorphic to , in particular is a Hausdorff manifold.
2.2 Suspensions
where is the canonical projection. This foliation is called the suspension of the representation .
In particular, if and is a homeomorphism of , then the suspension foliation of is defined to be the suspension foliation of the representation given by . Its space of leaves is , where if for some .
The simplest examples of suspensions are the Kronecker foliations of the 2-torus, that is the suspension foliation of the rotation by angle . If is a rational multiple of , then the leaves of are compact. If is an irrational multiple of , then the leaves of are dense on the 2-torus.
2.3 Submersions
An example of a submersion, which is not a fiber bundle, is given by
for . The induced foliations of are called the 2-dimensional Reeb foliation (of the annulus) resp. the 2-dimensional nonorientable Reeb foliaton (of the Möbius band). Their leaf spaces are not Hausdorff.
2.4 Reeb foliations
for . The induced foliation of is called the n-dimensional Reeb foliation. Its leaf space is not Hausdorff.
2.5 Constructing new foliations from old ones
2.5.1 Pullbacks
[Candel&Conlon2000], Theorem 3.2.2
2.5.2 Glueing
Let and be -manifolds with foliations of the same codimension. Assume there is a homeomorphism . If either both foliations are tangent or both foliations are transverse to the boundaries of and , then they can be glued to a foliation on . This is called the tangential resp. the transversal glueing of and .
2.5.3 Turbulization
Let be a transversely orientable codimension 1 foliation, and let be an embedding transverse to .
Define a foliation on a small neighborhood by
The foliations and agree on a neighborhood of the boundary of . The result of glueing these foliations is called the turbulization of .
1 Invariants
1.1 Godbillon-Vey invariant
If is a smooth, transversely orientable codimension foliation of a manifold , then its tangential plane field is defined by a nonsingular -form and for some . The Godbillon-Vey invariant of is defined as
3 Classification/Characterization
3.1 Codimension one foliations
3.1.1 Existence
Theorem 5.1. A closed smooth manifold has a smooth codimension one foliation if and only if , where denotes the Euler characteristic.
If , then every -plane field on is homotopic to the tangent plane field of a smooth codimension one foliation.3.1.2 Foliations of surfaces
If is a codimension one foliation of the plane , then its space of leaves is a (possibly non-Hausdorff) simply connected 1-manifold . This provides a 1-1-correspondence between foliations of and simply connected 1-manifolds.
Codimension one foliations on compact surfaces exist only if , that is on the Torus, the Klein bottle, the annulus and the Möbius band.
A foliation is said to contain a Reeb component resp. a non-orientable Reeb component if the restriction of to some subsurface is a Reeb foliation resp. a non-orientable Reeb foliation. (This implies that is an annulus resp. a Möbius band.)
Theorem 5.2.
a) Let be a foliated torus or Klein bottle. Then we have one of the two exclusive situations:
(1) is the suspension of a homeomorphism or
(2) contains a Reeb component (orientable or not).
b) Every foliation of the annulus tangent to the boundary is obtained by glueing together a finite number of Reeb components and a finite number of suspensions
c) Every foliation of the Möbius band tangent to the boundary is one of the following three possibly glued together with a foliation on :
(1) the non-orientable Reeb component
(2) the orientable Reeb component identified on one boundary circle by means of a fixed point free involution
(3) the suspension of an orientation-reversing homeomorpism .[Hector&Hirsch1981], Theorem 4.2.15 and Proposition 4.3.2
3.2 Foliations of 3-manifolds
[Calegari2007] Theorem 4.37
A codimension one foliation of is taut if for every leaf of there is a circle transverse to which intersects . A taut foliation has no Reeb component. If is an atoroidal 3-manifold, then, conversely, every foliation without Reeb components is taut.
Tex syntax erroris homeomorphic to and the pull-back foliation is homeomorphic to a product foliation , where is a foliation of by lines.
[Calegari2007] Theorem 4.38
In particular, a taut foliation of a 3-manifold yields an action of on a (possibly non-Hausdorff) simply connected 1-manifold , the space of leaves of .
Further discussion
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4 References
- [Calegari2007] D. Calegari, Foliations and the geometry of 3-manifolds., Oxford Mathematical Monographs; Oxford Science Publications. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007. MR2327361 (2008k:57048) Zbl 1118.57002
- [Candel&Conlon2000] A. Candel and L. Conlon, Foliations. I, American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 2000. MR1732868 (2002f:57058) Zbl 0936.57001
- [Hector&Hirsch1981] G. Hector and U. Hirsch, Introduction to the geometry of foliations. Part A, Friedr. Vieweg \& Sohn, Braunschweig, 1981. MR639738 (83d:57019) Zbl 0628.57001
- [Thurston1976] W. P. Thurston, Existence of codimension-one foliations, Ann. of Math. (2) 104 (1976), no.2, 249–268. MR0425985 (54 #13934) Zbl 0347.57014
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