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

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AnosovPlugs.plugGluing_maxInvSet_subset

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

3-manifoldsanosov-flowsdynamical-systemshyperbolic-dynamics

Let (U,X)(U,X)(U,X) and (V,Y)(V,Y)(V,Y) be plugs: XXX, YYY are nonsingular C¹ vector fields on the compact 3-manifolds with boundary UUU, VVV, transverse to the boundary. Let ToutT^{out}Tout be a union of connected components of the exit boundary ∂outU\partial^{out}U∂outU, let TinT^{in}Tin be a union of connected components of the entrance boundary ∂inV\partial^{in}V∂inV, and let φ:Tout→Tin\varphi:T^{out}\to T^{in}φ:Tout→Tin be a C¹ diffeomorphism. 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), LXu=Wu(ΛX)∩∂outUL^u_X=W^u(\Lambda_X)\cap\partial^{out}ULXu​=Wu(ΛX​)∩∂outU for the exit lamination of (U,X)(U,X)(U,X) and LYs=Ws(ΛY)∩∂inVL^s_Y=W^s(\Lambda_Y)\cap\partial^{in}VLYs​=Ws(ΛY​)∩∂inV for the entrance lamination of (V,Y)(V,Y)(V,Y). Here Ws(ΛY)W^s(\Lambda_Y)Ws(ΛY​) is the stable set: the points of VVV whose forward orbit is defined for all positive times; Wu(ΛX)W^u(\Lambda_X)Wu(ΛX​) is the unstable set: the points of UUU whose backward orbit is defined for all negative 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 every point of the maximal invariant set of ZZZ lies in one of the three pieces:

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

This is the inclusion ⊆\subseteq⊆ 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 Only the plug hypotheses on XXX and YYY are assumed (not hyperbolicity). ZZZ is not assumed to be C¹; it is controlled only through the embeddings. The connecting set is phrased by the existence of a complete integral curve of ZZZ through the gluing point, not through a flow map, because uniqueness of integral curves of ZZZ is not among the hypotheses. The hypotheses on φ\varphiφ, ToutT^{out}Tout and TinT^{in}Tin are those of Proposition 1.1. The maximal invariant set, the stable set and the unstable set are defined by integral curves in the sense of Mathlib's IsMIntegralCurve / IsMIntegralCurveOn (one-sided derivatives at interval endpoints).

Preamble
import Mathlib
import Definitions.Def_AnosovPlugs_Gluing

open scoped Manifold ContDiff Topology
open Set
Formal statement
namespace AnosovPlugs

theorem plugGluing_maxInvSet_subset
    {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)
    (hX : IsPlug X) (hY : IsPlug Y)
    (Tout : Set U) (Tin : Set V) (hTout : IsUnionOfComponents Tout (outBoundary X))
    (hTin : IsUnionOfComponents Tin (inBoundary Y)) (φ : U → V)
    (hφ : IsBoundaryDiffeo φ Tout Tin)
    (Z : (w : W) → TangentSpace I3 w) (iU : U → W) (iV : V → W)
    (hglue : IsPlugGluing X Y Tout φ Z iU iV) :
    maxInvSet Z ⊆ 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} := 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 (plug, maximal invariant set, stable and unstable sets) and Section 2.3 (laminations L^s, L^u) of arXiv v1.

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