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Fixed point theorem for cluster modular groups

Geometric Topology 2026-04-14 v2 Combinatorics Group Theory

Abstract

We prove that any finite subgroup GΓsG \subset \Gamma_{{\boldsymbol{s}}} of the cluster modular group has fixed points in the cluster manifolds As(R>0)\mathcal{A}_{\boldsymbol{s}}(\mathbb{R}_{>0}) and Xs(R>0)\mathcal{X}_{\boldsymbol{s}}(\mathbb{R}_{>0}) under a certain condition. This generalizes Kerckhoff's Nielsen realization theorem [Ker83] for the mapping class group action on the Teichm\"uller space. The condition holds whenever Γs\Gamma_{\boldsymbol{s}} admits a cluster DT transformation, and it can be also verified for all finite mutation types except for X7X_7. Our proof closely follows Kerckhoff's argument, based on the convexity of log-cluster variables.

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@article{arxiv.2603.14338,
  title  = {Fixed point theorem for cluster modular groups},
  author = {Tsukasa Ishibashi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.14338},
  year   = {2026}
}

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25 pages, 2 figures. v2: Appendix A added