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Ends of hyperbolic $ 3$-manifolds

Author(s): Richard D. Canary
Journal: J. Amer. Math. Soc. 6 (1993), 1-35.
MSC: Primary 57M50; Secondary 30F40
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Abstract: Let $ N = {{\mathbf{H}}^3}/\Gamma $ be a hyperbolic $ 3$-manifold which is homeomorphic to the interior of a compact $ 3$-manifold. We prove that $ N$ is geometrically tame. As a consequence, we prove that $ \Gamma $'s limit set $ {L_\Gamma }$ is either the entire sphere at infinity or has measure zero. We also prove that $ N$'s geodesic flow is ergodic if and only if $ {L_\Gamma }$ is the entire sphere at infinity.

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DOI: 10.1090/S0894-0347-1993-1166330-8
PII: S0894-0347-1993-1166330-8
Copyright of article: Copyright 1993, American Mathematical Society




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