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Critical exponent and Hausdorff dimension in pseudo-Riemannian hyperbolic geometry

Differential Geometry 2018-05-01 v2 Dynamical Systems Geometric Topology Metric Geometry

Abstract

The aim of this article is to understand the geometry of limit sets in pseudo-Riemannian hyperbolic geometry. We focus on a class of subgroups of PO(p,q+1)\mathrm{PO}(p,q+1) introduced by Danciger, Gu\'eritaud and Kassel, called Hp,q\mathbb{H}^{p,q}-convex cocompact. We define a pseudo-Riemannian analogue of critical exponent and Hausdorff dimension of the limit set. We show that they are equal and bounded from above by the usual Hausdorff dimension of the limit set. We also prove a rigidity result in H2,1=ADS3\mathbb{H}^{2,1}=\mathrm{ADS}^3 which can be understood as a Lorentzian version of a famous Theorem of R. Bowen in 33-dimensional hyperbolic geometry.

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@article{arxiv.1606.05512,
  title  = {Critical exponent and Hausdorff dimension in pseudo-Riemannian hyperbolic geometry},
  author = {Olivier Glorieux and Daniel Monclair},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.05512},
  year   = {2018}
}