The dual volume of quasi-Fuchsian manifolds and the Weil-Petersson distance

Mazzoli, Filippo

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The dual volume of quasi-Fuchsian manifolds and the Weil-Petersson distance
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Abstract:

Making use of the dual Bonahon-Schläfli formula, we prove that the dual volume of the convex core of a quasi-Fuchsian manifold $M$ is bounded by an explicit constant, depending only on the topology of $M$, times the Weil-Petersson distance between the hyperbolic structures on the upper and lower boundary components of the convex core of $M$.

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