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Coordinates for Teichmuller space for compact conformal surfaces
Fenchel-Nielsen coordinates give a coordinatization of Teichmuller space for compact conformal surfaces admitting a pants decomposition. But not all compact conformal surfaces (possibly with boundary, ...
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Quasiconformal extensions of diffeomorphisms
Let $\gamma:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ be an increasing diffeomorphism. Then it is well known that there exist quasiconformal mappings of the upper half plane which extends $\gamma$. One way to construct ...
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(Un)distorted subgroups in the mapping class group: reference required.
Let $S$ be an orientable surface with negative Euler characteristic. Can somebody provide a reference for the following well-known results:
the cyclic subgroup generated by a pseudo-Anosov element ...
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Are Teichmüller trivial beltrami forms a submanifold?
Let $S$ be a Riemann surface. Recall that a Beltrami form on $S$ is (Teichmüller) trivial if the corresponding quasiconformal homeomorphisms are isotopic to the identity relatively to the ideal ...
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Torelli group of a punctured elliptic curve
Let $T_{g,n}$ be the Torelli group of a $n$-punctured surface $S=\overline{S}\setminus\{x_1,\ldots,x_n\}$, with $\overline S$ orientable, closed and of genus $g$. By definition, $T_{g,n}$ is the ...
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About a definition of quasi-conformal maps
A book I'm reading gives the following definition for quasi-conformal maps:
If $f$ is a homeomorphism of a metric space X to itself, $f$ is K-quasi-conformal if and only if for all $z \in X$:
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Explicit local expression for Bers embedding in genus 2
Let $\mathcal T_{g,n}$ be the Teichmüller space of genus g compact Riemann surfaces with $n$ marked points. According to Riemann, this is a complex manifold of complex dimension 3g-3+n.
Bers ...
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Length of the transversal for surfaces with cusps
In Peter Buser's Geometry and Spectra of Compact Riemann Surfaces he shows that the length of the transverse curve to a geodesic in a pants decomposition on a compact hyperbolic surface has length a ...
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A continuous version of Teichmuller uniqueness
By the Teichmuller uniqueness theorem, given a homeomorphism $f:X \rightarrow X$ where $X$ is the $n$-punctured sphere, there is a unique quasiconformal homeomorphism $g$ fixing $0$, $1$, and ...
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Centralizer of a pseudo-Anosov element
What is the centralizer of a pseudo-Anosov element in the mapping class group of an orientable punctured surface? Is it cyclic? If so, where can I find a proof?
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Isomorphism type of mapping class group
Let $MCG(S_{g,b}^s)$ be the mapping class group of a surface $S_{g,b}^s$. Assume that it is not trivial.
Is it true that $MCG(S_{g,b}^s)$ is isomorphic to $MCG(S_{g',b'}^{s'})$ if and only if $ ...
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Quasi-isometric embeddings of the mapping class group into the Teichmuller space
Does there exist a quasi-isometric embedding
$$MCG(S) \to (\mathrm{Teich}(S), d)$$
for $d$ any "known" distance on the Teichmuller space (i.e. Teichmuller, Weil-Petersson, Thurston...) ?
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References for Teichmüller space of pointed elliptic curves
Where can I find an elementary introduction (construction, description, main properties) to the Teichmüller space ${\cal T}_{1,n}$ of elliptic curves with $n$-marked points?
Same question for the ...
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Complex structure of the Teichmüller space in terms of Fenchel-Nielsen coordinates
The Teichmüller space $T_g$ of genus $g$ Riemann surfaces can be parameterized in terms of Fenchel-Nielsen coordinates, taking values in $\mathbb{R}^{3g-3}\times \mathbb{R}_+^{3g-3}$.
The ...
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Euclidean surfaces with conical singularities and cusped hyperbolic surfaces
Let $S$ be a compact orientable surface endowed with a singular euclidean metric $g$, with $n$ conical singularities $x_1,\ldots,x_n$.
Construction 1: it is well-known that the conformal class ...
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iwaniec's conjecture
Does anyone know whether there is any geometric applications of the iwaniec's conjecture on $ l^p $ bound of beurling alfhors transform( or the complex hilbert transform). One application could have ...
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Confusion about the dual/predual to the tangent plane to a Teichmüller space
I apologize in advance if this question is not considered research-level.
I am reading material on Teichmüller theory and I am getting confused as to the nature of the space $Q(R)$ of all integrable, ...
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Switching from pure mathematics (e.g. geometry) to more applied areas (e.g imaging) after Ph.D., as postdoc and chance of getting such a postdoc?
Before I start my question, I should probably mention that this question might not be the right question to ask here, but I tried academiabeta, and stackoverflow, but without getting any to-the-point ...
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Comparing different layered structures for fibered 3-manifolds: example request.
Let's consider a fibering hyperbolic 3-manifold obtained as a mapping torus over some hyperbolic surface with pseudo-Anosov monodromy, and let's suppose that the surface is punctured at the singular ...
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Hyperbolic structures on once punctured tori
I've been working on a problem about billiards in ideal hyperbolic polygons and I was thinking about how the problem for ideal quadrilaterals relates to closed geodesics on once punctured tori.
My ...
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Elementary question about Isotopy (in the definition of a Teichmuller space)
Disclaimer - I don't have much experience in topology/complex geometry, so I apologize if what I'm asking is too elementary for this site.
Let $S$ be some orientable surface obtained by removing ...
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when is the Teichmuller space a group?
It is known that the universal Teichmuller space $T(1)=\{quasisymmetric \ homeomorphisms \ of \ S^1 \}/ SL (2, \mathbb R)$ is a group. My question is, under what conditions does the Teichmuller space ...
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Analytic function avoiding elements of the modular group
A friend recently told me the following two facts, for which he cannot recall a proof or a reference
(but he remembers seeing them in the literature):
Let $f$ be a holomorphic function mapping the ...
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continuity of length function $l: T(X) \times MF \to \mathbb R$
Let $T(X)$ be the Teichmuller space of a closed Riemann surface $X$ of genus $g \geq 2,$ and $MF$ the space of equivalence classes of measured foliations. Then we have a length function
$l: T(X) ...
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Explicit homeomorphism between Thurston's compactification of Teichmuller space and the closed disc
Thurston's celebrated compactification of Teichmuller space was first described in his famous Bulletin paper. Teichmuller space is notorously homeomorphic to an open disc of some dimension (this can ...
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What is “Teichmüller Theory” and its history ?
What is "Teichmüller Theory" ? What part has been worked out / forseen by O. Teichmüller himself and what is further development ? Is there some current work which might be considered as ...
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What are some Applications of Teichmüller Theory?
I'm trying to collect some specific examples of applications of Teichmüller Theory. Here are some things I have collected thus far:
No-wandering-domain Theorem (Sullivan)
Theorems of Thurston ...
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Limit sets of Fuchsian groups and relation between lifts to $H$ of homotopic maps between hyperbolic Riemann surfaces
Let $f,g : X \to Y$ be homotopic (quasiconformal) maps between hyperbolic Riemann surfaces $X,Y$. Consider their (unique) lifts $\tilde{f},\tilde{g}: H\to H$ , that fix $0,1,\infty $. My question is : ...
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Strata of quadratic differentials from rational billiards
Given a quadratic differential $q$ on a surface of genus $g$, we say that $q\in \mathcal Q(k_1,\ldots,k_n)$ if $q$ has $n$ distinct zeroes of order $k_1,\ldots,k_n$ respectively. The set $\mathcal ...
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Quick references/sources for the hyperbolic Riemann Surfaces with boundary
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Here I am asking for a reference for the universal cover of hyperbolic Riemann surfaces with geodesic boundaries. For example, I want to know how the universal cover/fundamental domain of ...
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Teichmuller Theory question : Beltrami forms on hyperbolic Riemann surfaces whose lifts are smooth upto the boundary of $\mathbb{D}$
Hello, my question is related to Teichmuller Theory. Let $D$ be the open unit disk and $X=D/{\Gamma}$ be a hyperbolic Riemann surface of the Fuchsian group $\Gamma$. In Teichmuller theory, we have ...
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For which surfaces is Penner's conjecture known to be true?
Robert Penner has proven that, if $A=\{a_1,\dots, a_n\}$ and $B=\{b_1,\dots, b_m\}$ are multicurves in a surface $S$ that together fill $S$, then any product of positive powers of Dehn twists along ...
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Boundary regularity of quasiconformal homeomorphisms of the unit disk ?
Hello, I asked this question before, but didn't get any response, so I took the liberty of asking once again , with slightly modified version of the question:
Consider an orientation-preserving ...
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What is / are the softwares to use to draw surfaces of the form of a two or three-holed torus , or torus, or torus with cusps attached to it?
I am trying to draw surfaces with complete hyperbolic structures and surfaces which are topologically tori. The hyperbolic surfaces I need to draw are torus with one or two holes on it, or torus with ...
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Algebraic vs. topological study of deformations — deformation stacks vs. topologized deformation spaces
In my limited understanding, one can always find a category that captures the data of a deformation problem. But for a given deformation problem with a topologized deformation space, is there any ...
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Get $H^1(S,sl(2,R)_{Ad\phi}$) dimension directly from differential forms
For a genus g surface S with fundamental group $\pi$, consider Teichmuller space $Hom(\pi,SL(2,R))/SL(2,R)$, we identify tangent space at point $\phi\in Hom(\pi,SL(2,R))/SL(2,R)$ as ...
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Unique Beltrami Differential of the form $k\frac{\bar{q}}{q}$?
I'm having a brain freeze.
Let $B$ be the space of complex valued measurable functions on the unit disk in the complex plane with essential supremum less than 1. Then, the universal Teichmuller space ...
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Does normalized Ricci flow on surfaces yield a bundle?
As is well known,
the normalized Ricci flow is defined for all $t>0$ on compact surfaces,
and every metric on a compact surfaces converges to a metric constant curvature if $X \neq S^2$ (at least I ...
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teichmuller geodesics and hyperbolic mapping torus
Given a pseudoanosov map $\phi$ of a surface $S$, there is a geodesic $\sigma$ in Teichmuller space (with the teichmuller metric) that is an axis for $\phi$, In other words, $\phi$ acts as a ...
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Characterization of the moduli space of the pair of pants in terms of the modules of the extremal ring domains
Hi, I was thinking about the following question ; I will appreciate it if somebody can give me a full or partial answer or can at least cite any reference(s)/ papers etc :
By $ \bar{P} $ , we ...
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The version of Montel's theorem used in the proof of Jenkins-Strebel differential
Hello,
I am afraid that my main question might be a bit too elementary, but still I ask :
In short, my question is "what is the version of Montel's theorem for a family of holomorphic maps from an ...
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How to rigorously prove that simple closed curves on a surface are primitive closed curves ?
Let me first state the definitions :
A not-nullhomotopic closed curve / loop $c$ on an orientable surface $X,c:[0,1]\to X$ is called simple closed curve is $c|[0,1)$ is injective and [ $c(0)=c(1) ] ...
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Boundary regularity of the solution to the Beltrami equation
Hello, this question might sound a little vague, but I still dare to state , and I am basically requesting for some reference:
Let us consider the orientation-preserving homeomorphic solutions $f: D ...
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Optimal pants decompositions of a hyperbolic surface
Let $S$ be a hyperbolic surface, which is not the punctured torus or $4$-holed sphere. I am interested in finding a ``geometrically optimal'' pants decomposition on $S$.
Here is a candidate ...
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The space of conformal structures on the Euclidean plane
Since $\mathbb R^2$ is a non-hyperbolic surface, it is ignored in most accounts of Teichmuller theory. I look for papers where the space of conformal structures on $\mathbb R^2$, and the associated ...
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Connection 1-forms of a Riemannian metric and the norm of the Hessian and ( seemingly ) two different definitions of Hessian and its norm
In the paper "On Quasiconformal Harmonic Maps " (link here) by L. F. Tam and T.Y.H. Wan, Pacific Journal of Mathematics, vol 182, no 2, 1998, in section 1, they define the Hessian of a function $f ...
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A regularity question on the Beltrami equation $ f_\bar{z} =\mu . f_z$ on $D$
Hello,
This question is related to Chapter V, lemma 3 on page 54 of Lars Ahlfors' 'Lectures on Quasiconformal mappings' which states :
If $\mu:\mathbb{C}\to \mathbb{D} \in W^{1,p}(\mathbb{C}), p ...
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Regularity properties of the derivatives of a particular function on $D \times D\to \bar{D} $ ?
This question might sound a little less rigorously formulated, but I hope the question still makes sense.
Let $h: S^1 \to S^1$ be an oriention-preserving homeomorphism and let $p(z,t) = ...
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Identification of conformal classes of pos def quadratic forms on R^2 with unit ball
One of the lemmas at the foundation of Teichmuller theory is as follows. Let $Q(x,y)$ be a positive definite quadratic form. Then there exists unique $\lambda \in \mathbb{R}$ and $\mu \in ...
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Two questions from Hubbard's Teichmuller theory book Vol I, P. 130 , Thm 4.4.1, ( QC maps )
I was studying Theorem 4.4.1 from John H. Hubbard's Teichmuller Theory, vol I, Theorem 4.4.1 ( P. 129 ) which states :
Let $X,Y$ be two hyperbolic Riemann surfaces with hyperbolic metrics $d_X,d_Y$ ...
