Put and denote the flow generated by by . It follows the same oriented orbits as , with the clock determined implicitly by
Because is positive on a compact manifold, and for . Negative times obey the corresponding absolute-value comparison. This makes it possible to transfer exponential estimates once the correct transverse graphs are found.
For define
The integrand is bounded by a constant times , since is bounded and is stable. The integral converges uniformly on bounded bundle vectors, so it is continuous and linear in . Consider the graph
We verify its invariance and contraction directly; the old Anosov stable bundle need not itself remain invariant under a positive time change of a smooth flow.
For a fixed old time , set
Differentiation gives and . Differentiating the implicit clock at fixed , then differentiating , therefore yields for
For this becomes
The tail coefficient equals by the flow composition law, proving graph invariance. Both the first term and the tail have norm at most . Projection onto in the original splitting is uniformly bounded, hence . The clock comparison now gives
For the Anosov unstable bundle, use the convergent past integral
The same differentiation formula gives the tail for , proving invariance and exponential contraction in negative new time.
Finally, these two graphs and form a direct splitting. Projecting onto identifies the graphs with the old complementary stable and unstable subspaces, so they intersect neither each other nor the centre. We have established the continuous invariant splitting and both uniform estimates, and therefore the flow of is Anosov.
The stable bundle consists of the transverse directions exponentially contracted in positive time. The unstable bundle has the corresponding negative-time property. A positive time change of a smooth flow can tilt these bundles in the flow direction, even though it preserves the underlying orbits.