Generic Morse–Smale conjecture for directional foliations on dilation surfaces

Let XX be a dilation surface that is not a translation surface, and let mRP1m\in\mathbb{RP}^1 be a direction. The directional foliation in direction mm is the foliation by geodesic-flow leaves of slope mm; a foliation is Morse–Smale if it has finitely many closed leaves such that the α\alpha- and ω\omega-limit sets of every leaf are among them.

Generic Morse–Smale conjecture. The collection of directions mRP1m\in\mathbb{RP}^1 for which the directional foliation of XX is Morse–Smale has full measure.

This conjecture predicts that, for a generic direction on a non-translation dilation surface, the geodesic flow is attracted to finitely many closed leaves. The supplied source does not state whether the conjecture has been resolved.

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Mason Haberle and Jane Wang, “A Full Study of the Dynamics on One-Holed Dilation Tori”, arXiv:2012.04159 (2020).

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