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Maximal Fuchsian subgroups of the $d=2$ Bianchi group

Number Theory 2026-01-23 v1 Geometric Topology

Abstract

Let Γ\Gamma denote the d=2d = 2 Bianchi group PSL(2,Z[2])\operatorname{PSL}(2,\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{-2}]). We give an explicit description of all conjugacy classes of maximal nonelementary Fuchsian subgroups of Γ\Gamma as integral orders of certain indefinite quaternion algebras over Q\mathbb{Q}. Using this description, we also provide the covolumes corresponding to each conjugacy class. As an application, we compute the limit limxΠ(x)x\lim_{x\to\infty} \frac{\Pi(x)}{x} where Π(x)\Pi(x) counts the number of primitive totally geodesic immersed surfaces in the manifold Γ\H3\Gamma\backslash\mathbb{H}^3 with area less than xx.

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@article{arxiv.2601.15700,
  title  = {Maximal Fuchsian subgroups of the $d=2$ Bianchi group},
  author = {Anthony Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.15700},
  year   = {2026}
}

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