On groups generated by two positive multi-twists: Teichmueller curves and Lehmer's number

Details On groups generated by two positive multi-twists: Teichmueller curves and Lehmer's number On groups generated by two positive multi-twists: Teichmueller curves and Lehmer's number

2003-04-14

arxiv.org/abs/math/0304163v3

Geom. Topol. 8(2004) 1301-1359

Mathematics

Geometric Topology

Published by Geometry and Topology at http://www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/gt/GTVol8/paper36.abs.html

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From a simple observation about a construction of Thurston, we derive several interesting facts about subgroups of the mapping class group generated by two positive multi-twists. In particular, we identify all configurations of curves for which the corresponding groups fail to be free, and show that a subset of these determine the same set of Teichmueller curves as the non-obtuse lattice triangles which were classified by Kenyon, Smillie, and Puchta. We also identify a pseudo-Anosov automorphism whose dilatation is Lehmer's number, and show that this is minimal for the groups under consideration. In addition, we describe a connection to work of McMullen on Coxeter groups and related work of Hironaka on a construction of an interesting class of fibered links.

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