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Conformal Geometry and Dynamics
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Spirals in the boundary of slices of quasi-Fuchsian space


Author: Dan Goodman
Journal: Conform. Geom. Dyn. 10 (2006), 136-158
MSC (2000): Primary 37F45; Secondary 37F30
Posted: July 27, 2006
MathSciNet review: 2237277
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Abstract: We prove that the Bers and Maskit slices of the quasi-Fuchsian space of a once-punctured torus have a dense, uncountable set of points in their boundaries about which the boundary spirals infinitely.


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Additional Information

Dan Goodman
Affiliation: 68 New Street, Leamington Spa, CV31 1HL, United Kingdom
Address at time of publication: 73 Huddleston Road, London, N7 0AE, United Kingdom
Email: goodman@maths.warwick.ac.uk, dan.goodman@cantab.net

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/S1088-4173-06-00133-0
PII: S 1088-4173(06)00133-0
Keywords: Maskit slice, Bers slice, quasi-Fuchsian space, spiral, once-punctured torus
Received by editor(s): December 19, 2004
Received by editor(s) in revised form: August 5, 2005
Posted: July 27, 2006
Additional Notes: The author would like to thank Caroline Series for extensive advice, and the referee for detailed comments on an earlier draft.
Article copyright: © Copyright 2006 American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.




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