Thurston hyperbolization theorem

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The Thurston hyperbolization theorem is a fundamental result in 3-manifold topology that characterizes when certain 3-manifolds admit complete hyperbolic structures, forming a cornerstone of Thurston’s geometrization program.

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instanceOf mathematical theorem ⓘ
result in 3-manifold topology ⓘ
appliesTo Haken 3-manifolds under suitable conditions ⓘ
atoroidal Haken 3-manifolds with infinite fundamental group ⓘ
many knot complements in S^3 ⓘ
assumes irreducible 3-manifolds ⓘ
sufficiently large 3-manifolds in the Haken setting ⓘ
author William P. Thurston ⓘ
linked to: William Thurston
characterizes when certain 3-manifolds admit complete hyperbolic metrics ⓘ
concerns 3-manifolds ⓘ
complete hyperbolic structures ⓘ
geometric structures on 3-manifolds ⓘ
hyperbolic 3-manifolds ⓘ
concludes 3-manifold admits a complete finite-volume hyperbolic metric under its hypotheses ⓘ
3-manifold is hyperbolic in the sense of Thurston’s geometrization ⓘ
field 3-manifold theory ⓘ
geometric topology ⓘ
hyperbolic geometry ⓘ
formalizes conditions under which a 3-manifold supports a hyperbolic geometry ⓘ
hasConsequence classification of many 3-manifolds as hyperbolic ⓘ
existence of large families of hyperbolic 3-manifolds ⓘ
hasVersion hyperbolization theorem for Haken 3-manifolds ⓘ
hyperbolization theorem for atoroidal Haken manifolds ⓘ
helpsProve hyperbolicity of complements of many knots and links ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 20th century ⓘ
implies existence of hyperbolic structures on many Haken 3-manifolds ⓘ
many 3-manifolds have unique hyperbolic structures up to isometry ⓘ
importance cornerstone of modern 3-manifold topology ⓘ
key component of the proof of geometrization for Haken manifolds ⓘ
influenced Perelman’s work on geometrization ⓘ
inspired subsequent generalizations of hyperbolization to other settings ⓘ
isCornerstoneOf Thurston’s theory of 3-dimensional geometries ⓘ
namedAfter William P. Thurston ⓘ
linked to: William Thurston
partOf Thurston’s geometrization program ⓘ
provedUsing methods of low-dimensional topology and hyperbolic geometry ⓘ
relatedTo Haken’s work on 3-manifolds ⓘ
JSJ decomposition of 3-manifolds ⓘ
Mostow–Prasad rigidity theorem ⓘ
Thurston geometrization conjecture ⓘ
hyperbolic Dehn surgery theorem ⓘ
prime decomposition of 3-manifolds ⓘ
status proved ⓘ
uses Haken hierarchy ⓘ
Kleinian group theory ⓘ
linked to: Kleinian group

Mostow rigidity ⓘ
character variety methods ⓘ
hyperbolic Dehn surgery techniques ⓘ
incompressible surfaces ⓘ
pleated surfaces ⓘ

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Kleinian group → relatedTo → Thurston hyperbolization theorem ⓘ
Dehn surgery → relatedTheorem → Thurston hyperbolic Dehn surgery theorem ⓘ
linked to: Thurston hyperbolization theorem
Mostow rigidity theorem → relatedTo → Thurston hyperbolization theorem ⓘ
Thurston hyperbolization theorem → partOf → Thurston’s geometrization program ⓘ
linked to: Thurston hyperbolization theorem
Thurston hyperbolization theorem → hasVersion → hyperbolization theorem for Haken 3-manifolds ⓘ
linked to: Thurston hyperbolization theorem
Thurston hyperbolization theorem → isCornerstoneOf → Thurston’s theory of 3-dimensional geometries ⓘ
linked to: Thurston hyperbolization theorem