Universal $L^2$-torsion and sutured decomposition for 3-manifolds
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| author | Duan, Jianru |
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| contents | Given an admissible 3-manifold $M$ and a cohomology class $ϕ\in H^1(M;\mathbb R)$, we prove that the universal $L^2$-torsion of $M$ detects the fiberedness of $ϕ$, except when $M$ is a closed graph manifold that admits no non-positively curved metric. We further extend this invariant to sutured 3-manifolds and derive a decomposition formula for taut sutured decompositions. Moreover, we show that a taut sutured manifold is a product if and only if its universal $L^2$-torsion is trivial. Our methods are based on a detailed study of the leading term map over Linnell's skew field. As an application, we apply the theory to homomorphisms between finitely generated free groups, which enables explicit computations of the invariant for sutured handlebodies. |
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| spellingShingle | Universal $L^2$-torsion and sutured decomposition for 3-manifolds Duan, Jianru Geometric Topology 57K31 Given an admissible 3-manifold $M$ and a cohomology class $ϕ\in H^1(M;\mathbb R)$, we prove that the universal $L^2$-torsion of $M$ detects the fiberedness of $ϕ$, except when $M$ is a closed graph manifold that admits no non-positively curved metric. We further extend this invariant to sutured 3-manifolds and derive a decomposition formula for taut sutured decompositions. Moreover, we show that a taut sutured manifold is a product if and only if its universal $L^2$-torsion is trivial. Our methods are based on a detailed study of the leading term map over Linnell's skew field. As an application, we apply the theory to homomorphisms between finitely generated free groups, which enables explicit computations of the invariant for sutured handlebodies. |
| title | Universal $L^2$-torsion and sutured decomposition for 3-manifolds |
| topic | Geometric Topology 57K31 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01305 |