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Topological entropy for Reeb vector fields in dimension three via open book decompositions

Symplectic Geometry 2017-05-30 v2 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

Given an open book decomposition of a contact three man-ifold (M, ξ\xi) with pseudo-Anosov monodromy and fractional Dehn twist coefficient c = k n, we construct a Legendrian knot Λ\Lambda close to the stable foliation of a page, together with a small Legendrian pushoff Λ\Lambda. When k \ge 5, we apply the techniques of [CH2] to show that the strip Legen-drian contact homology of Λ\Lambda \rightarrow Λ\Lambda is well-defined and has an exponential growth property. The work [Al2] then implies that all Reeb vector fields for ξ\xi have positive topological entropy.

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@article{arxiv.1705.08134,
  title  = {Topological entropy for Reeb vector fields in dimension three via open book decompositions},
  author = {Marcelo Alves and Vincent Colin and Ko Honda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.08134},
  year   = {2017}
}
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