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Realizing groups as symmetries of infinite translation surfaces

Geometric Topology 2026-02-25 v2 Group Theory

Abstract

We provide a complete classification of groups that can be realized as isometry groups of a translation surface MM with non-finitely generated fundamental group and no planar ends. Furthermore, we demonstrate that if SS has no non-displaceable subsurfaces and its space of ends is self-similar, then every countable subgroup of GL+(2,R)\operatorname{GL}^+(2,\mathbb{R}) can be realized as the Veech group of a translation surface MM homeomorphic to SS. The latter result generalizes and improves upon the previous findings of Przytycki-Valdez-Weitze-Schmith\"{u}sen and Maluendas-Valdez. To prove these results, we adapt ideas from the work of Aougab-Patel-Vlamis, which focused on hyperbolic surfaces, to translation surfaces.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2311.00158,
  title  = {Realizing groups as symmetries of infinite translation surfaces},
  author = {Mauro Artigiani and Anja Randecker and Chandrika Sadanand and Ferrán Valdez and Gabriela Weitze-Schmithüsen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.00158},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

29 pages, 7 figures, v2: minor updates according to referee suggestions