The paper proves CMC foliations for quasi-Fuchsian manifolds near the Fuchsian locus.
problem Existence of monotone CMC foliations for quasi-Fuchsian manifolds.
method Analyzes quasi-Fuchsian manifolds near the Fuchsian locus and proves the existence of a unique monotone CMC foliation.
result Proves the existence of a unique monotone CMC foliation for quasi-Fuchsian manifolds in a small neighborhood of the Fuchsian locus.
Study foliations at infinity and constant mean curvature surfaces in quasi-Fuchsian manifolds.
problem Understanding foliations at infinity and constant mean curvature surfaces in quasi-Fuchsian manifolds.
method Using measured foliations and quasi-Fuchsian manifolds, proving the existence and uniqueness of foliations by constant mean curvature surfaces.
result For quasi-Fuchsian manifolds close to the Fuchsian locus, measured foliations at infinity can be uniquely realized and foliated by constant mean curvature surfaces.
The study classifies weakly almost Fuchsian manifolds and proves geometric properties.
problem Classifying and understanding weakly almost Fuchsian manifolds.
method Geometric analysis and compactification techniques.
result Uniform upper bounds on volume and Hausdorff dimension for limit sets.
The paper shows nearly-Fuchsian properties for certain hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
problem Characterizing hyperbolic 3-manifolds with specific surface properties.
method Analyzing minimal and non-minimal surfaces with principal curvatures in [-1,1](-1,1).
result Weakly almost-Fuchsian manifolds are nearly-Fuchsian.
We compare critical exponent for quasi-Fuchsian groups acting on the hyperbolic 3-space, H3, and on invariant disks embedded in H3. We give a rigidity theorem for all embedded surfaces when the action is Fuchsian and a rigidity theorem for negatively curved surfaces when the action is quasi-Fuch…
We define a fuchsian affine action of a surface group to be such that the linear part factors through a representation of SL(2,R). We prove a fuchsian affine action of a surface group is never proper.
New insights into surface group actions and entropy.
problem Understanding proper affine actions of surface groups.
method Explicit neighborhoods in quasifuchsian space and critical points of entropy.
result Critical points of entropy lie on the Fuchsian locus.
We prove that any nonabelian, non-Fuchsian representation of a surface group into PSL(2,R) is the holonomy of a folded hyperbolic structure on the surface. Using similar ideas, we establish that any non-Fuchsian representation rho of a surface group into PSL(2,R) is strictly dominated by some Fuchsian representation j,…
The paper characterizes geometrically finite surfaces via geodesic covers.
problem Characterizing geometrically finite surfaces.
method Study of geodesic covers of Fuchsian groups and their metric properties.
result Finiteness of geodesic covers characterizes geometrically finiteness.
We show that every hyperbolic knot complement contains a closed quasi-Fuchsian surface.
Study compares metrics from negative curvature and quasi-Fuchsian representations.
problem Comparing metrics on surface groups from negative curvature and quasi-Fuchsian representations.
method Examines Teichmüller space as the intersection of two metric families.
result Teichmüller space is the only common part of the two metric families.
Almost-Fuchsian manifold is a class of complete hyperbolic three manifolds. Such a three-manifold is a quasi-Fuchsian manifold which contains a closed incompressible minimal surface with principal curvatures everywhere in the range of (-1, 1). In such a manifold, the minimal surface is unique and embedded, hence one ca…
The paper studies surface quotients of Fuchsian buildings.
problem Understanding group actions and symmetries in Fuchsian buildings.
method Developed theory of surface quotients, proved existence of discrete subgroups.
result Existence of discrete subgroups whose quotient is a compact surface.
A Fuchsian polyhedron in hyperbolic space is a polyhedral surface invariant under the action of a Fuchsian group of isometries (i.e. a group of isometries leaving globally invariant a totally geodesic surface, on which it acts cocompactly). The induced metric on a convex Fuchsian polyhedron is isometric to a hyperbolic…
This paper shows how to approximate CAT(-1) representations by Fuchsian ones.
problem Approximating representations of surface groups in CAT(-1) spaces.
method Constructing equivariant maps from the hyperbolic plane to CAT(-1) spaces.
result Every CAT(-1) representation can be approximated by a Fuchsian one.
Holomorphic connections found on Riemann surfaces with Fuchsian monodromy.
problem Existence of holomorphic connections with Fuchsian monodromy on Riemann surfaces.
method Construction of compact Riemann surfaces with specific holomorphic vector bundles and connections.
result Existence of holomorphic connections with maximal Euler class and Fuchsian monodromy.
Smooth convergence to equidistant surfaces in Fuchsian manifolds.
problem Smooth convergence of modified mean curvature flow in Fuchsian manifolds.
method Modified mean curvature flow starting from an arbitrary graph in a Fuchsian manifold.
result Equidistant surfaces of constant mean curvature are reached as to∞. New foliations at infinity for quasi-Fuchsian manifolds near the Fuchsian locus are uniquely determined.
problem Determining foliations at infinity for quasi-Fuchsian manifolds near the Fuchsian locus.
method Inspired by Bonahon's method, uses measured bending laminations on the boundary of convex cores.
result Measured foliations at infinity of quasi-Fuchsian manifolds can be uniquely realized for small t. Study shows limits of Fuchsian surfaces in hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
problem Understanding the limits of Fuchsian surfaces in hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
method Analyzing asymptotically Fuchsian maps and their induced probability area measures.
result Weak-* limits of induced area measures are convex combinations of Haar and totally geodesic surface measures.
The paper confirms a conjecture about foliating almost Fuchsian manifolds with CMC surfaces.
problem Confirming a conjecture about foliating almost Fuchsian manifolds with CMC surfaces.
method Proving the long-time existence and convergence of a modified mean curvature flow.
result The CMC foliation conjecture is confirmed for a subclass of almost Fuchsian manifolds.
The paper finds representations of surface groups in SO(4,1) with specific curvature properties.
problem Finding convex-cocompact representations of surface groups with minimal map properties.
method Complex variation of Hodge structures and embedded minimal maps.
result Examples of generalized almost-Fuchsian representations not deformations of Fuchsian representations.
The paper contains a new proof that a complete, non-compact hyperbolic 3-manifold M with finite volume contains an immersed, closed, quasi-Fuchsian surface.
New method finds Fuchsian representations dominating others in surface group representations.
problem Finding Fuchsian representations that dominate others in surface group representations.
method Straightening the pleated plane and applying strip deformations.
result There exists a Fuchsian representation that strictly dominates a given non-Fuchsian representation.
The paper controls the geometry of surface subgroups in specific Kleinian groups.
problem Understanding the geometry of surface subgroups in specific Kleinian groups.
method Finding surface subgroups that are quasi-conformally conjugate to finite index subgroups of a genus-2 quasi-Fuchsian group.
result The existence of surface subgroups that are K-quasiconformally conjugate to finite index subgroups of a genus-2 quasi-Fuchsian group. Study domination between non-Fuchsian surface group representations and anti-de Sitter geometry.
problem Domination problem between non-Fuchsian representations of closed surface groups.
method Analysis of branched harmonic immersions and construction of anti-de Sitter 3-manifolds.
result Found that representations admitting branched harmonic immersions dominate other representations, and constructed large families of branched anti-de Sitter 3-manifolds.
It is well known that every quasi-Fuchsian manifold admits at least one closed incompressible minimal surface, and at most finitely many of them. In this paper, for any prescribed integer N>0, we construct a quasi-Fuchsian manifold which contains at least 2N such minimal surfaces. As a consequence, there exists so…
An almost-Fuchsian group is a quasi-Fuchsian group such that the quotient hyperbolic manifold contains a closed incompressible minimal surface with principal curvatures contained in (-1,1). We show that the domain of discontinuity of an almost-Fuchsian group contains many balls of a fixed spherical radius in the visual…
The curvature of almost Fuchsian immersions is concave in their Hopf differentials.
problem Understanding the geometry of almost Fuchsian immersions.
method Analyzing the extrinsic curvature and using properties of Hopf differentials.
result The set of Hopf differentials forms a convex subset of holomorphic quadratic differentials.
The study shows how energy density of harmonic maps dominates in n-Fuchsian fibers, leading to unique minimal surfaces.
problem Understanding energy density and topological invariants in n-Fuchsian fibers of Higgs bundles. method Establishing an algebraic inequality generalizing a GIT theorem to prove energy density domination.
result Energy density of harmonic maps dominates in n-Fuchsian fibers, leading to unique minimal surfaces. An almost Fuchsian manifold is a quasi-Fuchsian hyperbolic three-manifold that contains a closed incompressible minimal surface with principal curvatures everywhere in the range of (-1,1). In such a hyperbolic three-manifold, the minimal surface is unique and embedded, hence one can parametrize these three-manifolds by…
Paper constructs Lawson surfaces using Fuchsian DPW potentials.
problem Constructing Lawson surfaces using Fuchsian DPW potentials.
method Combining existence and regularity of Plateau solutions with topological information.
result Existence of Fuchsian DPW potential for Lawson surfaces.
Proofs for spectral and geometric properties of hyperbolic surfaces.
problem Spectral and geometric properties of hyperbolic surfaces.
method Streamlined proofs for isospectral and quasi-Fuchsian groups.
result Generically, isospectral hyperbolic surfaces are isometric.
New representations preserve hyperbolicity but not Fuchsian property.
problem Identifying non-Fuchsian, hyperbolic-preserving representations on surfaces.
method Analyzing fundamental group representations and their properties.
result Non-Fuchsian representations exist with specific Euler classes.
The article constructs Fuchsian Schottky groups with conformal boundaries.
problem Creating generalized Schottky groups with specific properties.
method Developed Fuchsian Schottky groups by including orientation-reversing isometries.
result Decomposed compact core of conformally compact Riemann surfaces into pairs of pants.
We consider the space of all quasifuchsian metrics on the product of a surface with the real line. We show that, in a neighborhood of the submanifold consisting of fuchsian metrics, every non-fuchsian metric is completely determined by the bending data of its convex core.
In this paper, we prove that if a quasi-Fuchsian 3-manifold M contains a simple closed geodesic with complex length $\Lscr=l+iθ$ such that θ/l≫1, then it contains at least two minimal surfaces which are incompressible in M.
Characterizes monodromies of projective structures on finite-type surfaces.
problem Understanding monodromies of projective structures on finite-type surfaces.
method Geometrical/topological study of local conical projective structures.
result Any representation can be represented as the holonomy of a branched projective structure.
In this paper, for a non compact and orientable surface S been either: the Infinite Loch Ness monster, the Cantor tree and the Blooming Cantor tree, we construct explicitly an infinitely generated Fuchsian group Γ<PSL(2,R), such that the quotient H/Γ is a hyperbolic surface homeomorphic to S.
We show that every hyperbolic link complement contains closed quasi-Fuchsian surfaces. As a consequence, we obtain the result that on a hyperbolic link complement, if we remove from each cusp of the manifold a certain finite set of slopes, then all remaining Dehn fillings on the link complement yield manifolds with clo…
Let M be a quasi-Fuchsian three-manifold that contains a closed incompressible surface with principal curvatures within the range of the unit interval, for a prescribed function H (with mild conditions) on M, we construct a closed incompressible surface with mean curvature H . A direct application is the existe…
Paper studies complex Lagrangian surfaces and their relation to SL(3,C)-representations.
problem Minimal Lagrangian surfaces in bi-complex hyperbolic space and their representations.
method Introduces bi-complex Higgs bundles and parameterizes SL(3,C)-quasi-Fuchsian representations. result Parameterization of SL(3,C)-quasi-Fuchsian representations by an open set in Teichmüller space. In this paper, we prove that if a quasi-Fuchsian 3-manifold contains a minimal surface whose principle curvature is less than 1, then it admits a foliation such that each leaf is a surface of constant mean curvature. The key method that we use here is volume preserving mean curvature flow.
The study describes maximal Fuchsian subgroups of a specific Bianchi group and computes their covolumes.
problem Characterizing maximal Fuchsian subgroups of a Bianchi group and computing their covolumes.
method Explicit description of conjugacy classes of maximal Fuchsian subgroups using quaternion algebras.
result Explicit description and covolumes of maximal Fuchsian subgroups.
We introduce the notion of an asymptotically Poincaré family of surfaces in an end of a quasi-Fuchsian manifold. We show that any such family gives a foliation of an end by asymptotically parallel convex surfaces, and that the asymptotic behavior of the first and second fundamental forms determines the projective struc…
The study bounds the number of quasi-Fuchsian surface subgroups in hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
problem Counting quasi-Fuchsian surface subgroups in finite-volume hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
method Analyzes the number of quasi-Fuchsian surface subgroups of genus at most g in terms of a function of g.
result The number of quasi-Fuchsian surface subgroups is bounded by a function of the form (cg)^{2g}.
The aim of this paper is to relate Thurston's metric on Teichmüller space to several ideas initiated by T. Sorvali on isomorphisms between Fuchsian groups. In particular, this will give a new formula for Thurston's asymmetric metric for surfaces with punctures. We also update some results of Sorvali on boundary isomorp…
We show a few propositions in favour of relations between the phase space of 3D gravity, moduli of quasi-Fuchsian groups, global solutions of cosh-Gordon equations and minimal surfaces in hyperbolic spaces.
The study proves nearly geodesic surfaces are filling in hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
problem Proving nearly geodesic surfaces are filling in hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
method Using quasi-Fuchsian surfaces and totally geodesic surfaces, the study proves filling properties with rigorous mathematical proofs.
result Proves nearly geodesic surfaces are filling in hyperbolic 3-manifolds.