Hyperbolicity of mapping-torus groups and spaces. (Q1884060)

As a corollary of the Combination Theorem, \textit{M. Bestvina} and \textit{M. Feighn} [J. Differ. Geom. 35, No. 1, 85-102 (1992; Zbl 0724.57029); addendum and correction, ibid. 43, No. 4, 783-788 (1996; Zbl 0862.57027)] showed that if \(\alpha\) is a hyperbolic injective endomorphism of the rank \(n\) free group \(F_n\), and if the image of \(\alpha\) is a malnormal subgroup of \(F_n\), then \(F_n\rtimes_\alpha\mathbb{Z}\) is hyperbolic. In this paper, the author studies the geometry of metric 2-dimensional spaces, equipped with semi-flows admitting transverse foliations by forests. As a corollary, a new proof of the statement above is given.