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Basmajian's identity over non-Archimedean local fields

Geometric Topology 2024-11-26 v2

Abstract

Let Σ\Sigma be a connected compact oriented surface with boundary and negative Euler characteristic. Let kk be a non-Archimedean local field. In this paper, we prove Basmajian's identity for projective Anosov representations ρ ⁣:π1ΣPSL(d,k),d2\rho \colon \pi_1\Sigma \to {\rm PSL}(d,k), d\ge 2. Our series identity exhibits a drastic difference from all the Basmajian-type identities over the Archimedean fields R\mathbb{R} and C\mathbb{C}. In particular, the series is a signed finite sum. When d=2d=2, we give a geometric proof of the identity using Berkovich hyperbolic geometry.

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@article{arxiv.2212.09992,
  title  = {Basmajian's identity over non-Archimedean local fields},
  author = {Yan Mary He and Chenxi Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.09992},
  year   = {2024}
}

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15 pages, 2 figures

R2 v1 2026-06-28T07:43:46.802Z