Classifies components of strata of k-differentials on Riemann surfaces.
problem Classifying connected components of strata of k-differentials.
method Developed new techniques to study connected components of strata of k-differentials for general k.
result Complete classification of connected components of the strata of quadratic differentials with arbitrary poles.
The paper describes a cover of strata of k-differentials with a formula for fiber cardinality.
problem Understanding the ramification locus and cardinality of fibers in strata of k-differentials.
method Intersection calculations on multi-scale compactification and flat geometry.
result A formula for the cardinality of each fiber involving the k-factorial function.
A k-differential on a Riemann surface is a section of the k-th power of the canonical line bundle. Loci of k-differentials with prescribed number and multiplicities of zeros and poles form a natural stratification of the moduli space of k-differentials. In this paper we give a complete description for the compa…
Classifies components of k-differentials and their orbit closures.
problem Classifying components of strata of k-differentials and their orbit closures.
method Algebraic approach using multiscale compactification.
result Complete classification of components of strata of holomorphic and meromorphic k-differentials.
For g≥2, j=1,…,g and n≥g+j we exhibit infinitely many new rigid and extremal effective codimension j cycles in Mg,n from the strata of quadratic differentials and projections of these strata under forgetful morphisms and show the same holds for k-differentials with $k\geq …
Study meromorphic k-differentials with prescribed singularities on Riemann surfaces.
problem Understanding local invariants of meromorphic k-differentials on Riemann surfaces.
method Analyzing orders of zeros and poles, and k-residues at poles.
result For a given pattern of zeros, there exists a primitive holomorphic k-differential with these zeros.
We study the local invariants that a meromorphic k-differential on a Riemann surface of genus g≥0 can have. These local invariants are the orders of zeros and poles, and the k-residues at the poles. We show that for a given pattern of orders of zeroes, there exists, up to a few exceptions, a primitive k-diff…
Strata of k-differentials on smooth curves parameterize sections of the k-th power of the canonical bundle with prescribed orders of zeros and poles. Define the tautological ring of the projectivized strata using the κ and ψ classes of moduli spaces of pointed smooth curves along with the tautological class η…
In the first part we extend the construction of the smooth normal-crossing divisors compactification of projectivized strata of abelian differentials given by Bainbridge, Chen, Gendron, Grushevsky and Moeller to the case of k-differentials. Since the generalized construction is closely related to the original one, we m…
The paper proves properties of strata of differentials, showing they are affine and extremal.
problem Properties of strata of differentials, particularly their geometry and tautological rings.
method Analyzing the tautological rings and using Teichmüller dynamics to prove properties.
result Strata of differentials are affine and their stratification is extremal.
Affine varieties among all algebraic varieties have simple structures. For example, an affine variety does not contain any complete algebraic curve. In this paper we study affine related properties of strata of k-differentials on smooth curves which parameterize sections of the k-th power of the canonical line bund…
Flat surfaces that correspond to k-differentials on compact Riemann surfaces are of finite area provided there is no pole of order k or higher. We denote by \textit{flat surfaces with poles of higher order} those surfaces with flat structures defined by a k-differential with at least one pole of order at least $k…
Connected boundaries of strata of differentials are always connected in various compactifications.
problem Understanding the connectedness of boundaries of differentials' strata in various compactifications.
method Explicit degeneration techniques, algebraic compactifications, and properties of Teichmüller curves.
result The boundaries of differentials' strata are always connected in any complete algebraic compactification.
Researchers solved a number-theoretic hypothesis to determine the spin parity of k-differentials.
problem Determining the spin parity of k-differentials on Riemann surfaces of genus zero and one.
method Proved a number-theoretic hypothesis (Conjecture A.10) by reformulating it in terms of Jacobi symbols and reducing it to a combinatorial identity.
result The spin parity of k-differentials on Riemann surfaces of genus zero and one was completely determined.
Paper defines quasi-Strebel structures for meromorphic k-differentials and proves their existence.
problem Existence of quasi-Strebel structures for meromorphic k-differentials.
method Introduced quasi-Strebel structures and proved their existence for meromorphic k-differentials.
result Every differential of even order k > 2 satisfying certain conditions admits a quasi-Strebel structure.
The paper provides a combinatorial criterion for realizing tropical pluri-canonical divisors.
problem Determining when a tropical pair corresponds to a smooth algebraic curve with a pluri-canonical divisor.
method Introducing tropical normalized covers and reducing the problem to their realizability.
result Generalizes previous work on tropical canonical divisors and incorporates recent progress on k-differentials. This paper classifies components of meromorphic differential strata.
problem Understanding the boundary of multi-scale compactification of meromorphic differentials.
method Classifying connected components of residueless meromorphic differentials.
result Classification of connected components of strata of residueless meromorphic differentials.
Study automorphisms of smooth curve graphs on surfaces.
problem Understanding automorphisms of fine curve graphs.
method Examined automorphisms of continuously differentiable curves on surfaces.
result Automorphisms on surfaces of genus ≥ 2 are induced by homeomorphisms.
Classifies connected components of meromorphic differentials with residue conditions.
problem Understanding the structure of meromorphic differentials with residue constraints.
method Analyzes the multi-scale compactification and residue conditions.
result Classified connected components of generalized strata of meromorphic differentials.
Classifies orbit closures in translation surface strata.
problem Classifying orbit closures in translation surface strata.
method Classification of extGL(2,R) orbit closures. result Applications to joinings of certain Masur-Veech measures.
Formula for volumes of odd strata of quadratic differentials using graph intersection numbers.
problem Calculating volumes of specific strata of quadratic differentials.
method Expressed volumes as a sum over stable graphs, with coefficients as intersection numbers of psi classes with combinatorial classes.
result Formula for volumes of odd strata of quadratic differentials.
Harmonic maps to Euclidean buildings have rectifiable singular strata.
problem Understanding the structure of singular points for harmonic maps.
method Defining singular strata and proving rectifiability using the rectifiable Reifenberg program.
result Rectifiability of singular strata for harmonic maps into F-connected complexes. Study classifies Morse functions with 4 critical points on immersed 2-spheres.
problem Classifying Morse functions with 4 critical points on immersed 2-spheres.
method Used dual graph of immersion and Reeb graphs to classify functions.
result Found all possible structures of the functions.
Constructs a function to prove meromorphic differential strata don't have complete subvarieties.
problem Proving meromorphic differential strata don't contain complete subvarieties.
method Explicit construction of a strictly plurisubharmonic function.
result Proves meromorphic differential strata do not contain positive-dimensional complete subvarieties.
The present paper shows that for a given integer k greater than 2 it is possible to construct an at least k-differentiable Riemannian metric on the sphere of a certain dimension such that the cut locus of a point of it becomes a fractal. Moreover, we show that this construction can be extended to the case of Finsler sp…
The main goal of this work is to construct and study a reasonable compactification of the strata of the moduli space of Abelian differentials. This allows us to compute the Kodaira dimension of some strata of the moduli space of Abelian differentials. The main ingredients to study the compactifications of the strata ar…
The paper constructs cohomology classes on curve strata.
problem Understanding cohomology classes on curve strata.
method Using geometry of the boundary stratification of moduli space of multi-scale differentials.
result Construction of non-trivial and non-tautological cohomology classes.
The paper studies tautological rings of strata of differentials, proving cohomological stability and no relations in specific degrees.
problem Understanding the structure of tautological rings of strata of differentials.
method Analyzing degrees of relations and cohomological stability for strata with different numbers of simple zeros.
result For strata with more than 4g/3 simple zeros, there are no relations in degrees less than ⌊g/3floor+1. Alternative proof for non-existence of complete curves in differential strata.
problem Non-existence of complete algebraic curves in strata of holomorphic differentials.
method Using positivity of divisor classes on moduli spaces of curves.
result Alternative proof confirming Gendron's result on non-existence.
Homology of abelian differentials stabilizes with more zeros.
problem Understanding the homology of abelian differentials with many simple zeros.
method Developed an h-principle for these strata, valid in a range of homological degrees.
result Homology stabilizes in a range where the number of simple zeros is large.
Survey of compactifications for differential strata.
problem Compactify strata of holomorphic 1-forms on Riemann surfaces.
method Discuss relations between different compactifications from a geometric perspective.
result Relations between compactifications defined from a flat geometric perspective.
We prove a number of convexity results for strata of the diagonal pants graph of a surface, in analogy with the extrinsic geometric properties of strata in the Weil-Petersson completion. As a consequence, we exhibit convex flat subgraphs of every possible rank inside the diagonal pants graph.
Study linear subvarieties of meromorphic differential strata, proving toric closures and new proofs of theorems.
problem Understanding linear subvarieties in strata of meromorphic differentials.
method Investigate closures in multi-scale compactification, prove restrictions on period coordinates.
result Prove closures are locally toric varieties, generalize cylinder deformation theorem.
Non-asphericity of strata of genus-one differentials
problem Strata of genus-one differentials
method Non-asphericity
result Infinitely many counterexamples to conjectures
Classifies Teichmüller curves in specific hyperelliptic components of meromorphic differentials.
problem Classifying Teichmüller curves in hyperelliptic components of meromorphic strata.
method Non-existence criterion based on intersections with moduli space boundary.
result Contradiction to algebraicity of candidate Teichmüller curves outside Hurwitz covers.
We consider the nilpotent left-invariant sub-Riemannian structure on the Engel group. This structure gives a fundamental local approximation of a generic rank 2 sub-Riemannian structure on a 4-manifold near a generic point (in particular, of the kinematic models of a car with a trailer). On the other hand, this is the …
In this paper, we study fundamental groups of strata of the moduli space of quadratic differentials. We use certain properties of the Abel-Jacobi map, combined with local surgeries on quadratic differentials, to construct quotient groups of the fundamental groups for a particular family of strata.
Convex iso-Delaunay regions found in flat surface strata.
problem Understanding the geometry of flat surfaces.
method Analyzing triangulations and involutions in strata of translation surfaces.
result Convex iso-Delaunay regions in strata of translation surfaces, especially in hyperelliptic components.
We investigate specific examples of locally-defined real vector-fields on strata of translation surfaces. Integrating SL(2,R)-loci of Veech surfaces along these vector-fields yield interesting new examples of horocyle-invariant ergodic measures. These measures are supported on closed immersed manifolds with boundary th…
We develop a theory of tubular neighborhoods for the lower strata in manifold stratified spaces with two strata. In these topologically stratified spaces, manifold approximate fibrations and teardrops play the role that fibre bundles and mapping cylinders play in smoothly stratified spaces. Applications include the cla…
SageMath package diffstrata calculates intersection theory on abelian differentials.
problem Computing intersection theory on the boundary of strata of abelian differentials.
method Explicit combinatorial description of the boundary, implemented algorithms in SageMath.
result Computes the Euler characteristic of strata using intersection theory.
Study uses graph techniques to understand meromorphic quadratic differential strata.
problem Understanding the topology of meromorphic quadratic differential strata.
method Exchange graph techniques to study fundamental groups; generalizes relations for mixed-angulations.
result Explicit presentations of fundamental groups in genus-zero case with four singularities.
Study describes splitting and filtration of Hodge bundle on quadratic differentials.
problem Understanding the structure of Hodge bundles on quadratic differentials.
method Harder-Narasimhan filtration and splitting as direct sum of line bundles.
result Determine all Lyapunov exponents of algebraically primitive Teichmüller curves.
The volumes of strata of Abelian or quadratic differentials play an important role in the study of dynamics on flat surfaces, related to dynamics in polygonal billiards. This article reviews all known ways to compute volumes in the quadratic case and provides explicit values of volumes of the strata of meromorphic quad…
Study counts ergodic measures in surface lamination strata.
problem Counting ergodic measures in surface lamination strata.
method Determined through analysis of geodesic laminations.
result Number of ergodic measures identified in each stratum.
We show that the Masur-Veech volumes and area Siegel-Veech constants can be obtained by intersection numbers on the strata of Abelian differentials with prescribed orders of zeros. As applications, we evaluate their large genus limits and compute the saddle connection Siegel-Veech constants for all strata. We also show…
The study characterizes a complex curve of residueless meromorphic differentials on elliptic curves.
problem Characterizing the locus of residueless meromorphic differentials on elliptic curves.
method Multi-scale compactification of strata, formulas for genus and degree of maps, distinguishing components.
result Complete classification of connected components of residueless loci in exceptional strata.
We describe a conjectural formula via intersection numbers for the Masur-Veech volumes of strata of quadratic differentials with prescribed zero orders, and we prove the formula for the case when the zero orders are odd. For the principal strata of quadratic differentials with simple zeros, the formula reduces to compu…