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A symplectic map between hyperbolic and complex Teichm\"uller theory

Differential Geometry 2010-11-02 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Geometric Topology

Abstract

Let SS be a closed, orientable surface of genus at least 2. The cotangent bundle of the "hyperbolic'' Teichm\"uller space of SS can be identified with the space \CP\CP of complex projective structures on SS through measured laminations, while the cotangent bundle of the "complex'' Teichm\"uller space can be identified with \CP\CP through the Schwarzian derivative. We prove that the resulting map between the two cotangent spaces, although not smooth, is symplectic. The proof uses a variant of the renormalized volume defined for hyperbolic ends.

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@article{arxiv.0806.0010,
  title  = {A symplectic map between hyperbolic and complex Teichm\"uller theory},
  author = {Kirill Krasnov and Jean-Marc Schlenker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0806.0010},
  year   = {2010}
}

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v2: clarified smoothness issues

R2 v1 2026-06-21T10:45:59.291Z