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We introduce a new type of boundary for proper geodesic spaces, called the Morse boundary, that is constructed with rays that identify the "hyperbolic directions" in that space. This boundary is a quasi-isometry invariant and thus produces…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2023-06-27 Matthew Cordes

Let S be an orientable surface of finite type and let Mod(S) be its mapping class group. We consider actions of Mod(S) by semisimple isometries on complete CAT(0) spaces. If the genus of S is at least 3, then in any such action all Dehn…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2009-08-06 Martin R Bridson

Given a closed surface $S$ with finitely generated Veech group $G$ and its $\pi_1(S)$-extension $\Gamma$, there exists a hyperbolic space $\hat{E}$ on which $\Gamma$ acts isometrically and cocompactly. The space $\hat{E}$ is obtained by…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2026-04-08 Eliot Bongiovanni

We study deformations of complex hyperbolic surfaces which furnish the simplest examples of: (i) negatively curved K\"ahler manifolds and (ii) negatively curved Riemannian manifolds not having {\it constant} curvature. Although such complex…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-09-06 Boris Apanasov

A topology is defined on the mapping class group of a compact connected orientable surface. It is shown that a notion of "genericity" on subsets of the mapping class group arises from this definition. Many plausible results follow from this…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-08-06 Ingrid Irmer

In this article, we study geometric aspects of semi-arithmetic Riemann surfaces by means of number theory and hyperbolic geometry. First, we show the existence of infinitely many semi-arithmetic Riemann surfaces of various shapes and prove…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2020-09-02 Gregory Cosac , Cayo Dória

We study the large scale geometry of mapping class groups MCG(S), using hyperbolicity properties of curve complexes. We show that any self quasi-isometry of MCG(S) (outside a few sporadic cases) is a bounded distance away from a…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2010-04-12 Jason Behrstock , Bruce Kleiner , Yair Minsky , Lee Mosher

Let $S$ be an infinite-type surface and let $G \leq \operatorname{Map}(S)$ be a locally bounded Polish subgroup. We construct a metric graph $M$ of simple arcs and curves on $S$ preserved by the action of $G$ and for which the vertex orbit…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-08-12 Michael C. Kopreski , George Shaji

Let $S$ be an oriented surface of finite type, $\mathcal{MCG}(S)$ its mapping class group, and $\mathcal{T}(S)$ its Teichm\"uller space with the Teichm\"uller metric. Let $H \leq \mathcal{MCG}(S)$ be a finite subgroup and consider the…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2014-12-31 Matthew Gentry Durham

For any surface $\Sigma$ of infinite topological type, we study the Torelli subgroup ${\mathcal I}(\Sigma)$ of the mapping class group ${\rm MCG}(\Sigma)$, whose elements are those mapping classes that act trivially on the homology of…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2020-03-12 Javier Aramayona , Tyrone Ghaswala , Autumn E. Kent , Alan McLeay , Jing Tao , Rebecca R. Winarski

The type problem is the problem of deciding, for a simply connected Riemann surface, whether it is conformally equivalent to the complex plane or to the unit dic in the complex plane. We report on Teichm{\"u}ller's results on the type…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2019-12-25 Vincent Alberge , Melkana Brakalova-Trevithick , Athanase Papadopoulos

In this paper, we classify completely hyperbolic 3-manifolds corresponding to geometric limits of Kleinian surface groups isomorphic to $\pi_1(S)$ for a finite-type hyperbolic surface $S$. In the first of the three main theorems, we…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2015-05-22 Ken'ichi Ohshika , Teruhiko Soma

Let \Sigma_g be a closed orientable surface let Diff_0(\Sigma_g; area) be the identity component of the group of area-preserving diffeomorphisms of \Sigma_g. In this work we present an extension of Gambaudo-Ghys construction to the case of…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2014-06-02 Michael Brandenbursky

Let $S$ and $X$ be two connected topological surfaces without boundary, and assume that $S$ is either of infinite type or has negative Euler characteristic. In this paper, we prove that if $p:S\rightarrow X$ is a fully ramified branched…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2026-01-16 Nestor Colin , Ruben Hidalgo , Rita Jiménez Rolland , Israel Morales , Saúl Quispe

We completely classify the orientable infinite-type surfaces $S$ such that $\operatorname{PMap}(S)$, the pure mapping class group, has automatic continuity. This classification includes surfaces with noncompact boundary. In the case of…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2024-06-17 Ryan Dickmann

In this paper we finish the topological classification of real algebraic surfaces of Kodaira dimension zero and we make a step towards the Enriques classification of real algebraic surfaces, by describing in detail the structure of the…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Fabrizio Catanese , Paola Frediani

Let $M$ be a compact complex manifold. The corresponding Teichmuller space $\Teich$ is a space of all complex structures on $M$ up to the action of the group of isotopies. The group $\Gamma$ of connected components of the diffeomorphism…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2015-11-10 Misha Verbitsky

In this article, we revisit classical length identities enjoyed by simple closed curves on hyperbolic surfaces. We state and prove the rigidity of such identities over Teichm\"uller spaces. Due to this rigidity, certain collections of…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-06-18 Hyungryul Baik , Inhyeok Choi , Dongryul M. Kim

Let $\mathcal T$ be the Teichm\"{u}ller space of marked genus $g$, $n$ punctured Riemann surfaces with its bordification $\Tbar$ the {\em augmented Teichm\"{u}ller space} of marked Riemann surfaces with nodes, \cite{Abdegn, Bersdeg}.…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2008-01-01 Scott A. Wolpert

We investigate the mapping class groups of a class of non-Hausdorff topological spaces which includes finite spaces. We show that the mapping class group of a finite space is isomorphic to the homeomorphism group of its $T_0$ quotient. As a…

General Topology · Mathematics 2020-11-05 B. Branman