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 with non-finitely generated fundamental group and no planar ends. Furthermore, we demonstrate that if has no non-displaceable subsurfaces and its space of ends is self-similar, then every countable subgroup of can be realized as the Veech group of a translation surface homeomorphic to . 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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@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