Vector fields with transverse foliations (Q1067660)

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Vector fields with transverse foliations
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    Vector fields with transverse foliations (English)
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    In any homotopy class of nonsingular vector fields of any closed oriented n-manifold there is an open set with no transverse foliation. For \(n=3\) this follows from the failure of a linking property which is a necessary condition for the flow to have a transverse foliation. The author shows that for a nonsingular Morse-Smale flow on a closed oriented 3-manifold the linking property is also a sufficient condition.
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    homotopy class of nonsingular vector fields
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    transverse foliation
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    nonsingular Morse-Smale flow on a closed oriented 3-manifold
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    linking property
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