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Graph manifolds Z-homology 3-spheres and taut foliations

Geometric Topology 2015-06-12 v1

Abstract

We show that a graph manifold which is a Z-homology 3-sphere not homeomorphic to either the 3-sphere or the Poincar\'e homology 3-sphere admits a horizontal foliation. This combines with known results to show that the conditions of not being an L-space, of having a left-orderable fundamental group, and of admitting a co-oriented taut foliation, are equivalent for graph manifold Z-homology 3-spheres.

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@article{arxiv.1303.5264,
  title  = {Graph manifolds Z-homology 3-spheres and taut foliations},
  author = {Michel Boileau and Steven Boyer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.5264},
  year   = {2015}
}

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16 pages