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A central limit theorem for random closed geodesics: proof of the Chas-Li-Maskit conjecture

Geometric Topology 2018-10-02 v2 Dynamical Systems Group Theory

Abstract

We prove a central limit theorem for the length of closed geodesics in any compact orientable hyperbolic surface. In the special case of a hyperbolic pair of pants, this settles a conjecture of Chas-Li-Maskit.

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@article{arxiv.1808.08422,
  title  = {A central limit theorem for random closed geodesics: proof of the Chas-Li-Maskit conjecture},
  author = {Ilya Gekhtman and Samuel J. Taylor and Giulio Tiozzo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.08422},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

v2: 13 page, generalizes previous version to all surfaces. v1: 6 pages