Abstract
If the action induced by a pseudo-Anosov map on the first homology group is hyperbolic, it is possible, by a theorem of Franks, to find a compact invariant set for the toral automorphism associated with this action. If the stable and unstable foliations of the Pseudo-Anosov map are orientable, we show that the invariant set is a finite union of topological 2-discs. Using some ideas of Urbański, it is possible to prove that the lower capacity of the associated compact invariant set is >2; in particular, the invariant set is fractal. When the dilatation coefficient is a Pisot number, we can compute the Hausdorff dimension of the compact invariant set.

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