Limits in 𝒫ℳℱ of Teichmüller geodesics

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (747) ◽  
pp. 1-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Chaika ◽  
Howard Masur ◽  
Michael Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Line Segment ◽  
Simple Closed Curve ◽  
Closed Curve ◽  
Quadratic Differentials ◽  
Limit Set ◽  
Unique Point ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Limit Sets ◽  
Bounded Distance ◽  
Uniquely Ergodic

AbstractIn this paper we consider the limit set in Thurston’s compactification{\mathcal{P}\kern-2.27622pt\mathcal{M}\kern-0.284528pt\mathcal{F}}of Teichmüller space of some Teichmüller geodesics defined by quadratic differentials with minimal but not uniquely ergodic vertical foliations. We show that (a) there are quadratic differentials so that the limit set of the geodesic is a unique point, (b) there are quadratic differentials so that the limit set is a line segment, (c) there are quadratic differentials so that the vertical foliation is ergodic and there is a line segment as limit set, and (d) there are quadratic differentials so that the vertical foliation is ergodic and there is a unique point as its limit set. These give examples of divergent Teichmüller geodesics whose limit sets overlap and Teichmüller geodesics that stay a bounded distance apart but whose limit sets are not equal. A byproduct of our methods is a construction of a Teichmüller geodesic and a simple closed curve γ so that the hyperbolic length of the geodesic in the homotopy class of γ varies between increasing and decreasing on an unbounded sequence of time intervals along the geodesic.

scholarly journals Limit Sets of Weil–Petersson Geodesics

2018 ◽  
Vol 2019 (24) ◽  
pp. 7604-7658
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Brock ◽  
Christopher Leininger ◽  
Babak Modami ◽  
Kasra Rafi
Keyword(s):  
Single Point ◽  
Teichmüller Space ◽  
The Other ◽  
Teichmuller Space ◽  
Limit Set ◽  
Limit Sets ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Ending Lamination ◽  
Uniquely Ergodic

Abstract In this paper we prove that the limit set of any Weil–Petersson geodesic ray with uniquely ergodic ending lamination is a single point in the Thurston compactification of Teichmüller space. On the other hand, we construct examples of Weil–Petersson geodesics with minimal non-uniquely ergodic ending laminations and limit set a circle in the Thurston compactification.

scholarly journals ENUMERATION OF MEANDERS AND MASUR–VEECH VOLUMES

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
VINCENT DELECROIX ◽  
ÉLISE GOUJARD ◽  
PETER ZOGRAF ◽  
ANTON ZORICH
Keyword(s):  
Moduli Spaces ◽  
Simple Closed Curve ◽  
Vertical Cylinder ◽  
Topological Type ◽  
Closed Curve ◽  
Theoretical Physics ◽  
Asymptotic Formulas ◽  
Quadratic Differentials ◽  
Closed Curves ◽  
Polymer Folding

A meander is a topological configuration of a line and a simple closed curve in the plane (or a pair of simple closed curves on the 2-sphere) intersecting transversally. Meanders can be traced back to H. Poincaré and naturally appear in various areas of mathematics, theoretical physics and computational biology (in particular, they provide a model of polymer folding). Enumeration of meanders is an important open problem. The number of meanders with $2N$ crossings grows exponentially when $N$ grows, but the long-standing problem on the precise asymptotics is still out of reach. We show that the situation becomes more tractable if one additionally fixes the topological type (or the total number of minimal arcs) of a meander. Then we are able to derive simple asymptotic formulas for the numbers of meanders as $N$ tends to infinity. We also compute the asymptotic probability of getting a simple closed curve on a sphere by identifying the endpoints of two arc systems (one on each of the two hemispheres) along the common equator. The new tools we bring to bear are based on interpretation of meanders as square-tiled surfaces with one horizontal and one vertical cylinder. The proofs combine recent results on Masur–Veech volumes of moduli spaces of meromorphic quadratic differentials in genus zero with our new observation that horizontal and vertical separatrix diagrams of integer quadratic differentials are asymptotically uncorrelated. The additional combinatorial constraints we impose in this article yield explicit polynomial asymptotics.

scholarly journals A non-Borel special alpha-limit set in the square

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
STEPHEN JACKSON ◽  
BILL MANCE ◽  
SAMUEL ROTH
Keyword(s):  
Dynamical Systems ◽  
Limit Set ◽  
Limit Sets ◽  
Unit Square

Abstract We consider the complexity of special $\alpha $ -limit sets, a kind of backward limit set for non-invertible dynamical systems. We show that these sets are always analytic, but not necessarily Borel, even in the case of a surjective map on the unit square. This answers a question posed by Kolyada, Misiurewicz, and Snoha.

scholarly journals Graph directed Markov systems on Hilbert spaces

2009 ◽  
Vol 147 (2) ◽  
pp. 455-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. MAULDIN ◽  
T. SZAREK ◽  
M. URBAŃSKI
Keyword(s):  
Hausdorff Measure ◽  
Iterated Function System ◽  
Sufficient Conditions ◽  
Topological Pressure ◽  
Limit Set ◽  
Covering Theorem ◽  
Limit Sets ◽  
Markov Systems ◽  
Polish Spaces ◽  
Iterated Function

AbstractWe deal with contracting finite and countably infinite iterated function systems acting on Polish spaces, and we introduce conformal Graph Directed Markov Systems on Polish spaces. Sufficient conditions are provided for the closure of limit sets to be compact, connected, or locally connected. Conformal measures, topological pressure, and Bowen's formula (determining the Hausdorff dimension of limit sets in dynamical terms) are introduced and established. We show that, unlike the Euclidean case, the Hausdorff measure of the limit set of a finite iterated function system may vanish. Investigating this issue in greater detail, we introduce the concept of geometrically perfect measures and provide sufficient conditions for geometric perfectness. Geometrical perfectness guarantees the Hausdorff measure of the limit set to be positive. As a by–product of the mainstream of our investigations we prove a 4r–covering theorem for all metric spaces. It enables us to establish appropriate co–Frostman type theorems.

scholarly journals Free vs. locally free Kleinian groups

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (746) ◽  
pp. 149-170
Author(s):  
Pekka Pankka ◽  
Juan Souto
Keyword(s):  
Hausdorff Dimension ◽  
Kleinian Group ◽  
Cantor Set ◽  
Cantor Sets ◽  
Kleinian Groups ◽  
The Other ◽  
Limit Set ◽  
Limit Sets ◽  
Other Hand

Abstract We prove that Kleinian groups whose limit sets are Cantor sets of Hausdorff dimension < 1 are free. On the other hand we construct for any ε > 0 an example of a non-free purely hyperbolic Kleinian group whose limit set is a Cantor set of Hausdorff dimension < 1 + ε.

scholarly journals Representing Homology Classes on Surfaces

1976 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Schafer
Keyword(s):  
Unit Circle ◽  
Homotopy Class ◽  
Simple Closed Curve ◽  
Closed Curve ◽  
Integral Basis

Let T2 = S1×S1, where S1 is the unit circle, and let {α, β} be the integral basis of H1(T2) induced by the 2 S1-factors. It is well known that 0 ≠ X = pα + qβ is represented by a simple closed curve (i.e. the homotopy class αppq contains a simple closed curve) if and only if gcd(p, q) = 1. It is the purpose of this note to extend this theorem to oriented surfaces of genus g.

A Simple Closed Curve is the Only Homogeneous Bounded Plane Continuum that Contains an Arc

1960 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 209-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Bing
Keyword(s):  
Simple Closed Curve ◽  
Closed Curve ◽  
History Of ◽  
Homogeneous Plane ◽  
Plane Continuum

One of the unsolved problems of plane topology is the following:Question. What are the homogeneous bounded plane continua?A search for the answer has been punctuated by some erroneous results. For a history of the problem see (6).The following examples of bounded homogeneous plane continua are known : a point; a simple closed curve; a pseudo arc (2, 12); and a circle of pseudo arcs (6). Are there others?The only one of the above examples that contains an arc is a simple closed curve. In this paper we show that there are no other such examples. We list some previous results that point in this direction. Mazurkiewicz showed (11) that the simple closed curve is the only non-degenerate homogeneous bounded plane continuum that is locally connected. Cohen showed (8) that the simple closed curve is the only homogeneous bounded plane continuum that contains a simple closed curve.

Almost sure limit sets of random samples in ℝd

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 573-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Davis ◽  
Edward Mulrow ◽  
Sidney I. Resnick
Keyword(s):  
Regular Variation ◽  
Almost Sure Convergence ◽  
Random Sets ◽  
Regularity Conditions ◽  
Limit Set ◽  
Multivariate Regular Variation ◽  
Exponential Form ◽  
Limit Sets ◽  
Random Samples ◽  
Distribution Tail

If {Xj, } is a sequence of i.i.d. random vectors in , when do there exist scaling constants bn > 0 such that the sequence of random sets converges almost surely in the space of compact subsets of to a limit set? A multivariate regular variation condition on a properly defined distribution tail guarantees the almost sure convergence but without certain regularity conditions surprises can occur. When a density exists, an exponential form of regular variation plus some regularity guarantees the convergence.

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