Geometric structures, Gromov norm and Kodaira dimensions (Q507197)

The author gives a definition of Kodaira dimension \(\kappa^t(M)\) in dimension tree through Thurston's eight \(3\)-dimensional geometries and the Geometrization Theorem. The following theorem is shown: ``If \(f : M^3 \to N^3\) is a non-zero degree map, then \(\kappa^t(M) \geq \kappa^t(N)\)''. Furthermore it is shown that ``any closed geometric \(4\)-manifold with geometry \(\mathbb{H}^2 \times \mathbb{E}^2,\widetilde{SL}_2 \times \mathbb{E}\) or \(\mathbb{H}^3 \times \mathbb{E}\) admits a foliation by geodesic circles.''