A comparison of metrics on Teichmüller space
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Abstract:
The length in the Weil-Petersson metric of the Teichmüller geodesic between two points is computed, yielding the result that the Weil-Petersson metric is dominated by a constant multiple of the Teichmüller metric.References
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- © Copyright 1974 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 43 (1974), 349-352
- MSC: Primary 32G15
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1974-0338453-4
- MathSciNet review: 0338453