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Existence of Taut Foliations on Seifert Fibered Homology 3-spheres

Authors :
Shanti Caillat-Gibert
Daniel Matignon
Source :
Canadian Journal of Mathematics. 66:141-169
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Canadian Mathematical Society, 2014.

Abstract

This paper concerns the problem of existence of taut foliations among 3-manifolds. Since the contribution of David Gabai, we know that closed 3-manifolds with non-trivial second homology group admit a taut foliations. The essential part of this paper focuses on Seifert fibered homology 3-spheres. The result is quite different if they are integral or rational but non-integral homology 3-spheres. Concerning integral homology 3-spheres, we prove that all but the 3-sphere and the Poincar\'e 3-sphere admit a taut foliation. Concerning non-integral homology 3-spheres, we prove there are infinitely many which admit a taut foliation, and infinitely many without taut foliation. Moreover, we show that the geometries do not determine the existence of taut foliations on non-integral Seifert fibered homology 3-spheres.<br />Comment: 34 pages, 1 figure

Details

ISSN :
14964279 and 0008414X
Volume :
66
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Canadian Journal of Mathematics
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....e589d9336fba56c8144770ad1ad4bfe8