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Gluing plugs (Béguin–Bonatti–Yu, Prop. 1.1): Λ_X, Λ_Y and the connecting orbits lie in the maximal invariant set of the glued field

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AnosovPlugs.plugGluing_maxInvSet_superset

by ebayuser · Oct 2, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

3-manifoldsanosov-flowsdynamical-systemshyperbolic-dynamics

Let XXX and YYY be vector fields on the compact 3-manifolds with boundary UUU and VVV, let Tout⊆UT^{out}\subseteq UTout⊆U, and let φ:U→V\varphi:U\to Vφ:U→V. Write ∂outU\partial^{out}U∂outU for the set of boundary points of UUU at which XXX points strictly outward and ∂inV\partial^{in}V∂inV for the set of boundary points of VVV at which YYY points strictly inward. Let (W,Z)(W,Z)(W,Z) be a gluing of (U,X)(U,X)(U,X) and (V,Y)(V,Y)(V,Y) along φ\varphiφ: C¹ embeddings iU:U→Wi_U:U\to WiU​:U→W and iV:V→Wi_V:V\to WiV​:V→W with injective derivatives cover the compact 3-manifold WWW, identify exactly the points x∈Toutx\in T^{out}x∈Tout with φ(x)\varphi(x)φ(x), and satisfy DiU(X)=Z∘iUDi_U(X)=Z\circ i_UDiU​(X)=Z∘iU​, DiV(Y)=Z∘iVDi_V(Y)=Z\circ i_VDiV​(Y)=Z∘iV​. Write ΛX\Lambda_XΛX​, ΛY\Lambda_YΛY​, ΛZ\Lambda_ZΛZ​ for the maximal invariant sets (points whose orbit is defined for all times), LXuL^u_XLXu​ for the exit lamination of (U,X)(U,X)(U,X) (points of ∂outU\partial^{out}U∂outU whose backward orbit is defined for all times) and LYsL^s_YLYs​ for the entrance lamination of (V,Y)(V,Y)(V,Y) (points of ∂inV\partial^{in}V∂inV whose forward orbit is defined for all times). The connecting set C⊆W\mathcal C\subseteq WC⊆W is the ZZZ-orbit of φ∗(LXu)∩LYs\varphi_*(L^u_X)\cap L^s_Yφ∗​(LXu​)∩LYs​: the set of points www that lie on a complete integral curve γ:R→W\gamma:\mathbb R\to Wγ:R→W of ZZZ with γ(0)=iU(x)=iV(φ(x))\gamma(0)=i_U(x)=i_V(\varphi(x))γ(0)=iU​(x)=iV​(φ(x)) for some x∈LXu∩Toutx\in L^u_X\cap T^{out}x∈LXu​∩Tout with φ(x)∈LYs\varphi(x)\in L^s_Yφ(x)∈LYs​. Then the three pieces lie in the maximal invariant set of ZZZ:

iU(ΛX) ∪ iV(ΛY) ∪ C ⊆ ΛZ.i_U(\Lambda_X)\ \cup\ i_V(\Lambda_Y)\ \cup\ \mathcal C\ \subseteq\ \Lambda_Z.iU​(ΛX​) ∪ iV​(ΛY​) ∪ C ⊆ ΛZ​.

This is the inclusion ⊇\supseteq⊇ in the sentence "ΛZ\Lambda_ZΛZ​ is the union of ΛX\Lambda_XΛX​, ΛY\Lambda_YΛY​ and the ZZZ-orbit of φ∗(LXu)∩LYs\varphi_*(L^u_X)\cap L^s_Yφ∗​(LXu​)∩LYs​" of the proof of Proposition 1.1.

Formalization Note No plug or hyperbolicity hypothesis is needed for this inclusion: only the gluing identities. ZZZ is not assumed to be C¹. The connecting set is phrased by the existence of a complete integral curve of ZZZ through the gluing point (see the companion statement plugGluing_maxInvSet_subset).

Preamble
import Mathlib
import Definitions.Def_AnosovPlugs_Gluing

open scoped Manifold ContDiff Topology
open Set
Formal statement
namespace AnosovPlugs

theorem plugGluing_maxInvSet_superset
    {U : Type} [TopologicalSpace U] [ChartedSpace (EuclideanHalfSpace 3) U]
    [IsManifold I3 ∞ U] [T2Space U] [CompactSpace U]
    {V : Type} [TopologicalSpace V] [ChartedSpace (EuclideanHalfSpace 3) V]
    [IsManifold I3 ∞ V] [T2Space V] [CompactSpace V]
    {W : Type} [TopologicalSpace W] [ChartedSpace (EuclideanHalfSpace 3) W]
    [IsManifold I3 ∞ W] [T2Space W] [CompactSpace W]
    (X : (x : U) → TangentSpace I3 x) (Y : (y : V) → TangentSpace I3 y)
    (Tout : Set U) (φ : U → V)
    (Z : (w : W) → TangentSpace I3 w) (iU : U → W) (iV : V → W)
    (hglue : IsPlugGluing X Y Tout φ Z iU iV) :
    iU '' maxInvSet X ∪ iV '' maxInvSet Y ∪
      {w | ∃ x ∈ exitLamination X ∩ Tout, φ x ∈ entranceLamination Y ∧
        ∃ γ : ℝ → W, γ 0 = iU x ∧ IsMIntegralCurve γ Z ∧ w ∈ range γ} ⊆ maxInvSet Z := by sorry

end AnosovPlugs
Source
F. Béguin, C. Bonatti, B. Yu, *Building Anosov flows on 3-manifolds*, Geom. Topol. 21 (2017) 1837–1930, https://doi.org/10.2140/gt.2017.21.1837 (arXiv:1408.3951v1), proof of Proposition 1.1, Section 3.1 of arXiv v1 (= Section 4.1 of the published version), p. 14 of arXiv v1. Fourth sentence of the proof (the sentence that begins 'Then Λ_Z is the union'): 'Then Λ_Z is the union of Λ_X, Λ_Y and the Z-orbit of the set φ_*(L^u_X) ∩ L^s_Y.' This statement is the inclusion ⊇ of that sentence. Definitions 2.1 and Section 2.3 of arXiv v1.

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