Non-convex balls in the Teichmüller metric

Fortier Bourque, M. and Rafi, K. (2018) Non-convex balls in the Teichmüller metric. Journal of Differential Geometry, 110(3), pp. 379-412. (doi: 10.4310/jdg/1542423625)

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Abstract

We prove that the Teichmüller space of surfaces of genus g with p punctures contains balls which are not convex in the Teichmüller metric whenever its complex dimension (3g − 3 + p) is greater than 1.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Fortier-Bourque, Dr Maxime
Authors: Fortier Bourque, M., and Rafi, K.
Subjects:Q Science > QA Mathematics
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Mathematics and Statistics > Mathematics
Journal Name:Journal of Differential Geometry
Journal Abbr.:J. Differential Geom.
Publisher:International Press
ISSN:0022-040X
ISSN (Online):1945-743X
Published Online:17 November 2018
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2018 The Authors
First Published:First published in Journal of Differential Geometry 110(3): 379-412
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy
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