The moduli space of Riemann surfaces is Kähler hyperbolic (Q1972077): Difference between revisions

Let \({\mathcal M}_{g,n}\) be the moduli space of \(n\)-pointed Riemann surfaces of genus \(g\). The Teichmüller space \({\mathcal T}_{g,n}\) is the universal cover of \({\mathcal M}_{g,n}\). \({\mathcal T}_{g,n}\) has two natural metrics: the Teichmüller metric and the Weil-Petersson metric (defined using the hyperbolic metric on the surface). The Teichmüller metric is complete but it is not Riemannian when \(\dim {\mathcal T}_{g,n}>1\). On the other hand, the Weil-Petersson metric is Kähler but it is not complete. The main result of the paper says that the Teichmüller metric on the moduli space \({\mathcal M}_{g,n}\) is comparable to a Kähler metric which is Kähler hyperbolic in the sense of \textit{M. Gromov} [see J. Differ. Geom. 33, No. 1, 263-292 (1991; Zbl 0719.53042)]. This theorem has several nice applications, e.g., the following complex isoperimetric inequality. There exists a linear bound for the volume of any even-dimensional compact submanifold of \({\mathcal T}_{g,n}\) in terms of the volume of the boundary. Let \({\mathcal M}_{g,n}\) be the moduli space of \(n\)-pointed Riemann surfaces of genus \(g\). The Teichmüller space \({\mathcal T}_{g,n}\) is the universal cover of \({\mathcal M}_{g,n}\). \({\mathcal T}_{g,n}\) has two natural metrics: the Teichmüller metric and the Weil-Petersson metric (defined using the hyperbolic metric on the surface).