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The moduli space of hex spheres

Geometric Topology 2016-01-20 v1

Abstract

A hex sphere is a singular Euclidean sphere with four cone points whose cone angles are (integer) multiples of 2π3\frac{2\pi}{3} but less than 2π2\pi. We prove that the Moduli space of hex spheres of unit area is homeomorphic to the the space of similarity classes of Voronoi polygons in the Euclidean plane. This result gives us as a corollary that each unit-area hex sphere MM satisfies the following properties: (1) it has an embedded (open Euclidean) annulus that is disjoint from the singular locus of MM; (2) it embeds isometrically in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space as the boundary of a tetrahedron; and (3) there is a simple closed geodesic γ\gamma in MM such that a fractional Dehn twist along γ\gamma converts MM to the double of a parallelogram.

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@article{arxiv.1010.5235,
  title  = {The moduli space of hex spheres},
  author = {Aldo-Hilario Cruz-Cota},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.5235},
  year   = {2016}
}
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