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Recurrence of quadratic differentials for harmonic measure

Geometric Topology 2020-08-19 v1

Abstract

We consider random walks on the mapping class group that have finite first moment with respect to the word metric, whose support generates a non-elementary subgroup and contains a pseudo-Anosov map whose invariant Teichmuller geodesic is in the principal stratum of quadratic differentials. We show that a Teichmuller geodesic typical with respect to the harmonic measure for such random walks, is recurrent to the thick part of the principal stratum. As a consequence, the vertical and horizontal foliations of such a random Teichmuller geodesic have no saddle connections.

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@article{arxiv.1706.01926,
  title  = {Recurrence of quadratic differentials for harmonic measure},
  author = {Vaibhav Gadre and Joseph Maher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.01926},
  year   = {2020}
}

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