## Algebraic & Geometric Topology

### Almost periodic flows on 3–manifolds

Kelly Delp

#### Abstract

A 3–manifold which supports a periodic flow is a Seifert fibered space. We define a notion of almost periodic flow and give conditions under which a manifold supporting an almost periodic flow is Seifert fibered. It is well-known that $ℝ3$ does not support fixed point free periodic flows, and our results include that $ℝ3$ does not support certain almost periodic flows.

#### Article information

Source
Algebr. Geom. Topol., Volume 7, Number 1 (2007), 157-180.

Dates
Received: 27 March 2006
Accepted: 21 December 2006
First available in Project Euclid: 20 December 2017

Permanent link to this document
https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.agt/1513796663

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.2140/agt.2007.7.157

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2308940

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1133.57012

#### Citation

Delp, Kelly. Almost periodic flows on 3–manifolds. Algebr. Geom. Topol. 7 (2007), no. 1, 157--180. doi:10.2140/agt.2007.7.157. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.agt/1513796663

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