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Tameness of Margulis space-times with parabolics

Geometric Topology 2022-08-10 v7

Abstract

Let E\mathbf{E} be a flat Lorentzian space of signature (2,1)(2, 1). A Margulis space-time is a noncompact complete flat Lorentzian 33-manifold E/Γ\mathbf{E}/\Gamma with a free holonomy group Γ\Gamma of rank g,g2\mathbf{g}, \mathbf{g} \geq 2. We consider the case when Γ\Gamma contains a parabolic element. We obtain a characterization of proper Γ\Gamma-actions in terms of Margulis and Drumm-Charette invariants. We show that E/Γ\mathbf{E}/\Gamma is homeomorphic to the interior of a compact handlebody of genus g\mathbf{g} generalizing our earlier result. Also, we obtain a bordification of the Margulis space-time with parabolics by adding a real projective surface at infinity giving us a compactification as a manifold relative to parabolic end neighborhoods. Our method is to estimate the translational parts of the affine transformation group and use some 33-manifold topology.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.1710.09162,
  title  = {Tameness of Margulis space-times with parabolics},
  author = {Suhyoung Choi and Todd Drumm and William Goldman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.09162},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

72 pages, 8 figures. We simplified the cusp forms and consequently some propositions in the previous version