Moduli spaces of convex projective structures on surfaces

We introduce explicit parametrisations of the moduli space of convex projective structures on surfaces, and show that the latter moduli space is identified with the higher Teichmüller space for SL₃(R) defined in [V.V. Fock, A.B. Goncharov, Moduli spaces of local systems and higher Teichmüller theory, math.AG/0311149]. We investigate the cluster structure of this moduli space, and define its quantum version.     

Real structures of Teichmüller spaces

The moduli space X^g of compact Riemann surfaces of genus g, g>1, has a canonical antiholomorphic involution. It can easily be defined in terms of complex curves: a point in X^g represented by a curve C is mapped to the point represented by the complex conjugate ¯C of C. In other words, the moduli space has a canonical real structure (cf. Andreotti and Holm [2]). The Teichmüller space has, however, several essentially distinct real structures. The purpose of this note is to describe all real structures of the Teichmüller space T(g,n) of compact Riemann surfaces of genus g punctured at n points.Work supported by the EMIL AALTONEN FOUNDATION     

Remarks on invariant metrics on Teichmüller space

We make some comparisons concerning the induced infinitesimal Kobayashi metric, the induced Siegel metric, the L² Bergman metric, the Teichmüller metric and the Weil-Petersson metric on the Teichmüller space of a compact Riemann surface of genus g?2. As a consequence, among others, we show that the moduli space has finite volume with respect to the L² Bergman metric. This answers a question raised by Nag in 1989.     

A Simpler Proof of Mirzakhani’s Simple Curve Asymptotics

Maryam Mirzakhani (in her doctoral dissertation) has proved the author’s conjecture that the number of simple closed curves of length bounded by L on a hyperbolic surface S is asymptotic to a constant times L^d, where d is the dimension of the Teichmüller space of S. In this note we clarify and simplify Mirzakhani’s argument.     

Evolution of conformal maps with quasiconformal extensions

We study one-parameter curves on the universal Teichmüller space T and on the homogeneous space M=DiffS¹/RotS¹ embedded into T. As a result, we deduce evolution equations for conformal maps that admit quasiconformal extensions and, in particular, such that the associated quasidisks are bounded by smooth Jordan curves. This approach allows us to understand the Laplacian growth (Hele-Shaw problem) as a flow in the Teichmüller space.     

On periodic Teichmüller disks of modular transformations

We study the periodic Teichmüller disks of modular transformations. Especially, we prove that a parabolic modular transformation has either no periodic Teichmullüller disk or infinitely many periodic Teichmüller disks which can be chosen to cover infinitely many arithmetic Teichmüller curves in the Riemann moduli space M _g . Some related topics are also discussed.     

Comparison between Teichmuller and Lipschitz metrics

We study the Lipschitz metric on a Teichmüller space (definedby Thurston) and compare it with the Teichmüller metric.We show that in the thin part of the Teichmüller spacethe Lipschitz metric is approximated up to a bounded additivedistortion by the sup-metric on a product of lower-dimensionalspaces (similar to the Teichmüller metric as shown by Minsky).In the thick part, we show that the two metrics are equal upto a bounded additive error. However, these metrics are notcomparable in general; we construct a sequence of pairs of pointsin the Teichmüller space, with distances that approachzero in the Lipschitz metric while they approach infinity inthe Teichmüller metric.     

Billiards and Teichmüller curves on Hilbert modular surfaces

This paper exhibits an infinite collection of algebraic curves isometrically embedded in the moduli space of Riemann surfaces of genus two. These Teichmüller curves lie on Hilbert modular surfaces parameterizing Abelian varieties with real multiplication. Explicit examples, constructed from L-shaped polygons, give billiard tables with optimal dynamical properties.

     

The Weil–Petersson Isometry Group

We prove that, for 3g–3+n>1 and (g,n)(1,2), the group of Weil–Petersson isometries of the Teichmüller space T _g,n coincides with the extended mapping class group.     

Covers of the projective line and the moduli space of quadratic differentials

Consider the Hurwitz space parameterizing covers of ${\mathbb{P}^1}$ branched at four points. We study its intersection with divisor classes on the moduli space of curves. As applications, we calculate the slope of Teichmüller curves parameterizing square-tiled cyclic covers. In addition, we come up with a relation among the slope of Teichmüller curves, the sum of Lyapunov exponents and the Siegel–Veech constant for the moduli space of quadratic differentials, which yields information for the effective cone of the moduli space of curves.     

Configuration Spaces of Points on the Circle and Hyperbolic Dehn Fillings, II (Dedicated to Professor Mitsuyoshi Kato on his 60th birthday)/atl>

In our previous paper (Topology 38 (1999), 497–516), we discussed the hyperbolization of the configuration space of n ( 5) marked points with weights in the projective line up to projective transformations. A variation of the weights induces a deformation. It was shown that this correspondence of the set of the weights to the Teichmüller space when n = 5 and to the Dehn filling space when n = 6 is locally one-to-one near the equal weight. In this paper, we establish its global injectivity.     

The Bers-Greenberg Theorem and the Maskit Embedding for Teichmuller Spaces

The Bers–Greenberg theorem tells us that the Teichmüllerspace of a Riemann surface with branch points (orbifold) dependsonly on the genus and the number of special points, and noton the particular ramification values. On the other hand, theMaskit embedding provides a mapping from the Teichmüllerspace of an orbifold, into the product of one-dimensional Teichmüllerspaces. In this paper we prove that there is a set of isomorphismsbetween one-dimensional Teichmüller spaces that, when restrictedto the image of the Teichmüller space of an orbifold underthe Maskit embedding, provides the Bers–Greenberg isomorphism.     

Closed geodesics and non-differentiability of the metric in infinite-dimensional Teichmüller spaces

In this paper we construct a closed geodesic in any infinite-
dimensional Teichmüller space. The construction also leads to a proof of non-differentiability of the metric in infinite-dimensional Teichmüller spaces, which provides a negative answer to a problem of Goldberg.

     

Broken hyperbolic structures and affine foliations on surfaces

In this paper, we introduce two new kinds of structures on a non-compact surface: broken hyperbolic structures and broken measured foliations. The space of broken hyperbolic structures contains the Teichmüller space of the surface as a subspace. The space of broken measured foliations is naturally identified with the space of affine foliations of the surface. We describe a topology on the union of the space of broken hyperbolic structures and of the space of broken measured foliations which generalizes Thurston's compactification of Teichmüller space.     

Teichmuller Distance is not C2+{varepsilon}

The Teichmüller space of a finite-type surface is considered.It is shown that Teichmüller distance is not C^{2 +} forany > 0. Furthermore, Teichmüller distance is not C^{2+ g} for any gauge function g with . 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification 30F60.     

Teichmüller curves in moduli space,Eisenstein series and an application to triangular billiards

Summary There exists a Teichmüller disc _n containing the Riemann surface ofy ²+x ⁿ =1, in the genus [n–1/2] Teichmüller space, such that the stabilizer of _n in the mapping class group has a fundamental domain of finite (Poincaré) volume in _n . Application is given to an asymptotic formula for the length spectrum of the billiard in isosceles triangles with angles (/n, /n,n–2/n) and to the uniform distribution of infinite billiard trajectories in the same triangles.

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Research supported by NSF-DMS-8521620     

A comb of origami curves in the moduli space M 3 with three dimensional closure

The first part of this paper is a survey on Teichmüller curves and Veech groups, with emphasis on the special case of origamis where much stronger tools for the investigation are available than in the general case. In the second part we study a particular configuration of origami curves in genus 3: A “base” curve is intersected by infinitely many “transversal” curves. We determine their Veech groups and the closure of their locus in M ₃.      

Universal Teichmüller space and BMO

We first give some new characterizations on BMOA–Teichmüller space and various characterizations on VMOA–Teichmüller space as well. In particular, we prove that a quasisymmetric conformal welding h$h$ corresponds to an asymptotically smooth curve in the sense of Pommerenke (1978) [32] precisely when h$h$ is absolutely continuous with logh^′∈VMO$log{h}^{\prime }\in \text{VMO}$. We then show that these BMO–Teichmüller spaces have natural complex structures.     

Decay of correlations for the Rauzy-Veech-Zorich induction map on the space of interval exchange transformations and the central limit theorem for the Teichmüller flow on the moduli space of Abelian differentials

The aim of this paper is to prove a stretched-exponential bound for the decay of correlations for the Rauzy-Veech-Zorich induction map on the space of interval exchange transformations. A corollary is the Central Limit Theorem for the Teichmüller flow on the moduli space of abelian differentials with prescribed singularities.