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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 χ\chi, properly embedded in a finite-volume hyperbolic 3-manifold MM, closed or cusped. This bound is a polynomial function of the volume of MM, with degree that depends linearly on χ|\chi|.

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@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}
}

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47 pages, 9 figures

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