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Geodesic knots in cusped hyperbolic 3-manifolds

Geometric Topology 2013-01-02 v1

Abstract

We consider the existence of simple closed geodesics or "geodesic knots" in finite volume orientable hyperbolic 3-manifolds. Previous results show that at least one geodesic knot always exists [Bull. London Math. Soc. 31(1) (1999) 81-86], and that certain arithmetic manifolds contain infinitely many geodesic knots [J. Diff. Geom. 38 (1993) 545-558], [Experimental Mathematics 10(3) (2001) 419-436]. In this paper we show that all cusped orientable finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifolds contain infinitely many geodesic knots. Our proof is constructive, and the infinite family of geodesic knots produced approach a limiting infinite simple geodesic in the manifold.

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@article{arxiv.0906.5469,
  title  = {Geodesic knots in cusped hyperbolic 3-manifolds},
  author = {Sally M Kuhlmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.5469},
  year   = {2013}
}

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This is the version published by Algebraic & Geometric Topology on 19 November 2006

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