A volume-preserving counterexample to the Seifert conjecture (Q1911954)

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A volume-preserving counterexample to the Seifert conjecture
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    A volume-preserving counterexample to the Seifert conjecture (English)
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    9 December 1996
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    Summary: We prove that every 3-manifold possesses a \(C^1\), volume-preserving flow with no fixed points and no closed trajectories. The main construction is a volume-preserving version of the Schweitzer plug. We also prove that every 3-manifold possesses a volume-preserving, \(C^\infty\) flow with discrete closed trajectories and no fixed points (as well as a PL flow with the same geometry), which is needed for the first result. The proof uses a Dehn-twisted Wilson-type plug which also preserves volume.
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    Seifert conjecture
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    3-manifold
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    volume-preserving flow
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    fixed points
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