English

Lengths are coordinates for convex structures

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

Suppose that N is a geometrically finite orientable hyperbolic 3-manifold. Let P(N,C) be the space of all geometrically finite hyperbolic structures on N whose convex core is bent along a set C of simple closed curves. We prove that the map which associates to each structure in P(N,C) the lengths of the curves in the bending locus C is one-to-one. If C is maximal, the traces of the curves in C are local parameters for the representation space R(N).

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@article{arxiv.math/0406257,
  title  = {Lengths are coordinates for convex structures},
  author = {Young-Eun Choi and Caroline Series},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0406257},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

46 pages, 3 figures; v2: corrections and improved exposition