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A characterization of short curves of a Teichmueller geodesic

Geometric Topology 2014-11-11 v3

Abstract

We provide a combinatorial condition characterizing curves that are short along a Teichmueller geodesic. This condition is closely related to the condition provided by Minsky for curves in a hyperbolic 3-manifold to be short. We show that short curves in a hyperbolic manifold homeomorphic to S x R are also short in the corresponding Teichmueller geodesic, and we provide examples demonstrating that the converse is not true.

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@article{arxiv.math/0404227,
  title  = {A characterization of short curves of a Teichmueller geodesic},
  author = {Kasra Rafi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0404227},
  year   = {2014}
}

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Published by Geometry and Topology at http://www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/gt/GTVol9/paper5.abs.html