Vector fields with transverse foliations

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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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