Endperiodic maps via pseudo-Anosov flows

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Authors: Michael P. Landry, Yair N. Minsky, Samuel J. Taylor
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Abstract

We show that every atoroidal endperiodic map of an infinite-type surface can be obtained from a depth one foliation in a fibered hyperbolic 3-manifold, reversing a well-known construction of Thurston. This can be done almost-transversely to the canonical suspension flow, and as a consequence we recover the Handel-Miller laminations of such a map directly from the fibered structure. We also generalize from the finite-genus case the relation between topological entropy, growth rates of periodic points, and growth rates of intersection numbers of curves. Fixing the manifold and varying the depth one foliations, we obtain a description of the Cantwell-Conlon foliation cones and a proof that the entropy function on these cones is continuous and convex.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals Geometric and Algebraic Topology

Publication details

Journal / source
Geometry & Topology
Volume
30
Issue
5
Pages
1987–2042
Publication date
18 July 2026
Language
EN