Dirichlet polyhedra for dihedral groups acting on complex hyperbolic space (Q1203501)
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Dirichlet polyhedra for dihedral groups acting on complex hyperbolic space (English)
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10 February 1993
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We consider groups \(\Gamma\) generated by inversions in a pair of asymptotic complex hyperplanes in complex hyperbolic space. We show that there exists a \(\Gamma\)-invariant real hypersurface \(F\) such that the Dirichlet fundamental polyhedron for \(\Gamma\) centred at \(z_ 0\) has to sides (respectively infinitely many sides) if and only if \(z_ 0\in F\) (respectively \(z_ 0\notin F)\). The Dirichlet regions are determined explicitly in terms of coordinates on \(\Gamma\)-invariant horospheres and the geometry of complex hyperbolic space is developed in terms of these horospherical coordinates.
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Heisenberg group
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totally geodesic submanifold
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geodesics
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dihedral groups
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bisector
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complex geodesics
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Dirichlet polyhedron
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complex hyperbolic space
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