Polynomially many surfaces of fixed Euler characteristic in a hyperbolic 3-manifold
Geometric Topology
2026-03-05 v1 Differential Geometry
Abstract
We give an upper bound for the number of compact essential orientable non-isotopic surfaces, with Euler characteristic at least some constant , properly embedded in a finite-volume hyperbolic 3-manifold , closed or cusped. This bound is a polynomial function of the volume of , with degree that depends linearly on .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2603.03716,
title = {Polynomially many surfaces of fixed Euler characteristic in a hyperbolic 3-manifold},
author = {Marc Lackenby and Anastasiia Tsvietkova},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.03716},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
47 pages, 9 figures