Reduction theory for mapping class groups and applications to moduli spaces

Details Reduction theory for mapping class groups and applications to moduli spaces Reduction theory for mapping class groups and applications to moduli spaces

2008-01-10

arxiv.org/abs/0801.1589v1

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Geometric Topology

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Let $S=S_{g,p}$ be a compact, orientable surface of genus $g$ with $p$ punctures and such that $d(S):=3g-3+p>0$. The mapping class group $\textup{Mod}_S$ acts properly discontinuously on the Teichm\"uller space $\mathcal T(S)$ of marked hyperbolic structures on $S$. The resulting quotient $\mathcal M(S)$ is the moduli space of isometry classes of hyperbolic surfaces. We provide a version of precise reduction theory for finite index subgroups of $\textup{Mod}_S$, i.e., a description of exact fundamental domains. As an application we show that the asymptotic cone of the moduli space $\mathcal M(S)$ endowed with the Teichm\"uller metric is bi-Lipschitz equivalent to the Euclidean cone over the finite simplicial (orbi-) complex $ \textup{Mod}_S\backslash\mathcal C(S)$, where $\mathcal C(S)$ of $S$ is the complex of curves of $S$. We also show that if $d(S)\geq 2$, then $\mathcal M(S)$ does \emph{not} admit a finite volume Riemannian metric of (uniformly bounded) positive scalar curvature in the bi-Lipschitz class of the Teichm\"uller metric. These two applications confirm conjectures of Farb.

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