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Recursion formula for the volumes of moduli spaces of compact hyperbolic surfaces with cone points

Geometric Topology 2026-03-13 v1

Abstract

Let Vg,m,n(L,θ)V_{g,m,n}(\overrightarrow L,\overrightarrow \theta) be the Weil-Petersson volume of the moduli space of hyperbolic surfaces of genus g with m geodesic boundary components of length L=(1,...,m)\overrightarrow L=(\ell_1,...,\ell_m) and nn cone points of angle θ=(θ1,...θn)\overrightarrow \theta=(\theta_1,...\theta_n). By using the generalized McShane's identities, we show that Vg,m,n(L,θ)V_{g,m,n}(\overrightarrow L,\overrightarrow \theta) is a polynomial of (1,...,n,iθ1,...,iθm)(\ell_1,...,\ell_n,i\theta_1,...,i\theta_m). And we obtain a recursion formula for Vg,m,n(L,θ)V_{g,m,n}(\overrightarrow L,\overrightarrow \theta), which is a generalization of Mirzakhani's result.

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@article{arxiv.2603.11785,
  title  = {Recursion formula for the volumes of moduli spaces of compact hyperbolic surfaces with cone points},
  author = {Haoyang Jiang and Lixin Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.11785},
  year   = {2026}
}