Augmented Teichmüller spaces and orbifolds

We study complex analytic properties of the augmented Teichmüller spaces [`(T)]<sub>g,n</sub>{\overline{\mathcal{T}}_{g,n}} obtained by adding to the classical Teichmüller spaces T<sub>g,n</sub>{\mathcal{T}_{g,n}} points corresponding to Riemann surfaces with nodal singularities. Unlike T<sub>g,n</sub>{\mathcal{T}_{g,n}}, the space [`(T)]_g,n{\overline{\mathcal{T}}_{g,n}} is not a complex manifold (it is not even locally compact). We prove, however, that the quotient of the augmented Teichmüller space by any finite index subgroup of the Teichmüller modular group has a canonical structure of a complex orbifold. Using this structure, we construct natural maps from [`(T)]{\overline{\mathcal{T}}} to stacks of admissible coverings of stable Riemann surfaces. This result is important for understanding the cup-product in stringy orbifold cohomology. We also establish some new technical results from the general theory of orbifolds which may be of independent interest.     

Integrable Teichmüller spaces

A new kind of subspaces of the universal Teichmüller space is introduced. Some characterizations of the subspaces are given in terms of univalent functions, Beltrami coefficients and quasisymmetric homeomorphisms of the boundary of the unit disc.     

Integrable Teichmüller spaces

A new kind of subspaces of the universal Teichmüller space is introduced. Some characterizations of the subspaces are given in terms of univalent functions, Beltrami coefficients and quasisymmetric homeomorphisms of the boundary of the unit disc.     

On angles in Teichmüller spaces

We discuss the existence of the angle between two curves in Teichmüller spaces and show that, in any infinite dimensional Teichmüller space, there exist infinitely many geodesic triangles each of which has the same three vertices and satisfies the property that its three sides have the same and arbitrarily given length while its three angles are equal to any given three possibly different numbers from 0 to $\pi $ . This implies that the sum of three angles of a geodesic triangle may be equal to any given number from 0 to $3\pi $ in an infinite dimensional Teichmüller space.     

Isomorphisms of fiber spaces over Teichmüller spaces

We will be mainly concerned with some important fiber spaces over Teichmuller spaces, including the Bers fiber space and Teichmuller curve, establishing an isomorphism theorem between "punctured" Teichmuller curves and determining the biholomorphic isomorphisms of these fiber spaces.     

Some remarks on Teichmüller spaces and modular groups

We study the fixed point sets of subgroups of modular groups acting on Teichmiiller spaces.     

Closed geodesics and non-convexity in asymptotic Teichmüller spaces

In this paper, the geometric property of asymptotic Teichmüller space is studied. Closed geodesics in any infinite dimensional asymptotic Teichmüller space are constructed, and the non-convexity of spheres in asymptotic Teichmüller space with respect to infinitely many geodesics is proved.     

Teichmüller spaces for pointed Fuchsian groups

Let T(G) be the Teichmüller space of a Fuchsian group G and T(G) be the pointed Teichmüller space of a corresponding pointed Fuchsian group G.We will discuss the existence of holomorphic sections of the projection from the space M(G) of Beltrami coefficients for G to T(G) and of that from T(G) to T(G) as well.We will also study the biholomorphic isomorphisms between two pointed Teichmüller spaces.     

Dynamics on Teichmüller spaces and self-covering of Riemann surfaces

A non-injective holomorphic self-cover of a Riemann surface induces a non-surjective holomorphic self-embedding of its Teichmüller space. We investigate the dynamics of such self-embeddings by applying our structure theorem of self-covering of Riemann surfaces and examine the distribution of its isometric vectors on the tangent bundle over the Teichmüller space. We also extend our observation to quasiregular self-covers of Riemann surfaces and give an answer to a certain problem on quasiconformal equivalence to a holomorphic self-cover.     

Integrably asymptotic affine homeomorphisms of the circle and Teichmüller spaces

A quasisymmetric homeomorphism of the unit circle S¹ is called integrably asymptotic affine if it admits a quasiconformal extension into the unit disk so that its complex dilatation is square integrable in the Poincaré metric on the unit disk. Let QS_* (s¹) be the space of such maps. Here we give some characterizations and properties of maps in QS_* (S¹). We also show that QS_* (S₁)/M?b (S¹) is the completion of Diff(S¹)/M?b(S₁) in the Weil-Petersson metric.     

Schiffer variation of complex structure and coordinates for Teichmüller spaces

Schiffer variation of complex structure on a Riemann surfaceX ₀ is achieved by punching out a parametric disc \(\bar D\) fromX ₀ and replacing it by another Jordan domain whose boundary curve is a holomorphic image of \(\partial \bar D\) . This change of structure depends on a complex parameter ε which determines the holomorphic mapping function around \(\partial \bar D\) . It is very natural to look for conditions under which these ε-parameters provide local coordinates for Teichmüller spaceT(X ₀), (or reduced Teichmüller spaceT ^#(X₀)). For compactX ₀ this problem was first solved by Patt [8] using a complicated analysis of periods and Ahlfors' [2] τ-coordinates. Using Gardiner's [6], [7] technique, (independently discovered by the present author), of interpreting Schiffer variation as a quasi conformal deformation of structure, we greatly simplify and generalize Patt's result. Theorems 1 and 2 below take care of all the finitedimensional Teichmüller spaces. In Theorem 3 we are able to analyse the situation for infinite dimensionalT(X ₀) also. Variational formulae for the dependence of classical moduli parameters on the ε's follow painlessly.     

Integrably asymptotic affine homeomorphisms of the circle and Teichmüller spaces

A quasisymmetric homeomorphism of the unit circle S1 is called integrably asymptotic affine if it admits a quasiconformal extension into the unit disk so that its complex dilatation is square integrable in the Poincar metric on the unit disk. Let QS*(S1) be the space of such maps. Here we give some characterizations and properties of maps in QS(S1). We also show that QS*(S1)/M(O)b(S1) is the completion of Diff(S1)/M(O)b(S1) in the Weil-Petersson metric.     

Isometrically embedded polydisks in infinite dimensional Teichmüller spaces

We define isometric holomorphic embeddings of the infinite dimensional polydisk D^∞ in any infinite dimensional Teichmüller space. These embeddings provide simple new proofs that the Teichmüller metric on any infinite dimensional Teichmüller space is non-differentiable and has arbitrarily short simple closed geodesics. They also lead to a complete characterization of the points in Teichmüller space that lie on more than one straight line through the basepoint.     

The Grunsky function and Carathéodory metric of Teichmüller spaces

A new proof of the equality of all non-expanding invariant metrics on the universal Teichmüller space is given. The arguments extend to Teichmüller space of the punctured disc.     

Teichmüller Spaces and Function Spaces

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Teichmüller rays and the Gardiner–Masur boundary of Teichmüller space II

In this paper, we study the asymptotic behavior of Teichmüller geodesic rays in the Gardiner–Masur compactification. We will observe that any Teichmüller geodesic ray converges in the Gardiner–Masur compactification. Therefore, we get a mapping from the space of projective measured foliations to the Gardiner–Masur boundary by assigning the limits of associated Teichmüller rays. We will show that this mapping is injective but is neither surjective nor continuous. We also discuss the set of points where this mapping is bicontinuous.     

On local comparison between various metrics on Teichmüller spaces

There are several Teichmüller spaces associated to a surface of infinite topological type, after the choice of a particular basepoint (a complex or a hyperbolic structure on the surface). Such spaces include the quasiconformal Teichmüller space, the length spectrum Teichmüller space, the Fenchel-Nielsen Teichmüller space, and there are others. In general, these spaces are set-theoretically different. An important question is therefore to understand relations between them. Each of these spaces is equipped with its own metric, and under some hypotheses, there are inclusions between them. In this paper, we obtain local metric comparison results on these inclusions, namely, we show that the inclusions are locally bi-Lipschitz under certain hypotheses. To obtain these results, we use some hyperbolic geometry estimates that give new results also for surfaces of finite type. We recall that in the case of a surface of finite type, all these Teichmüller spaces coincide setwise. In the case of a surface of finite type with no boundary components (but possibly with punctures), we show that the restriction of the identity map to any thick part of Teichmüller space is globally bi-Lipschitz with respect to the length spectrum metric on the domain and the classical Teichmüller metric on the range. In the case of a surface of finite type with punctures and boundary components, there is a metric on the Teichmüller space which we call the arc metric, whose definition is analogous to the length spectrum metric, but which uses lengths of geodesic arcs instead of lengths of closed geodesics. We show that the restriction of the identity map to any “relative thick” part of Teichmüller space is globally bi-Lipschitz, with respect to any of the three metrics: the length spectrum metric, the Teichmüller metric and the arc metric on the domain and on the range.