Foliation-preserving maps between solvmanifolds (Q1421755)

Let \(\Gamma_1\) be a lattice in a simply connected solvable Lie group \(G\). The foliation \({\mathcal F}_1\) of \(\Gamma \backslash G_1\) is defined. Let \(\Gamma_2\) be a lattice in some other simply connected solvable Lie group \(G_2\) with the corresponding foliation \({\mathcal F}_2\) of \(\Gamma_2\backslash G_2\). Possible continuous maps \(f\) from \(\Gamma_1 \backslash G_1\) to \(\Gamma_2 \backslash G_2\) whose restriction to each leaf of \({\mathcal F}_1\) is a covering map onto a leaf of \({\mathcal F}_2\) are considered. There are some types of such maps. Two basic types are: a homeomorphism of \(\Gamma_1\backslash G_1\) that takes each leaf of \({\mathcal F}_1\) to itself, and a map that results from twisting an affine map by a homeomorphism into a compact group. The main result of the paper: Let \(X_1\) and \(X_2\) be connected Lie subgroups of simply connected solvable Lie groups \(G_1\) and \(G_2\) respectively. Let \(\Gamma_i\) be a lattice in \(G_i ,i=1,2\). Assume that \(\overline{\text{Ad}_{G_1}\Gamma_1}=\overline{\text{Ad} G_1}\) and that \(\overline{\text{Ad}_G \Gamma '}\) is connected for every subgroup \(\Gamma '\) of \(\Gamma_2\). Assume that the foliation of \(\Gamma_1 \backslash G_1\) by cosets of \(X_1\) has a dense leaf. Let \(f\) be a continuous map from \(\Gamma_1 \backslash G_1\) to \(\Gamma_2 \backslash G_2\), such that the restriction of \(f\) to each leaf of the foliation of \(\Gamma_1 \backslash G_1\) by cosets of \(X_1\) is a covering map onto a leaf of the foliation of \(\Gamma_2 \backslash G_2\) by cosets of \(X_2\). Then there exist maps of certain types from \(\Gamma_1 \backslash G_1\) to \(\Gamma_1 \backslash G_1\), from \(\Gamma_2 \backslash G_2\) to \(\Gamma_2 \backslash G_2\), from \(\Gamma _1 \backslash G_1\) to \(\Gamma_2 \backslash G_2\). A similar result for some cases where \(G_1\) and \(G_2\) are neither solvable nor semisimple is given.