The effect of dimension four in Aleksandrov's problem of filling a space by polyhedra (Q1063254)

This paper deals with filling (tiling) the hyperbolic space \(H^ n\) by non-compact polyhedra. In dimension \(n\leq 3\) the non-compact case is very different from the compact one, which was investigated by \textit{A. D. Aleksandrov} in Vestn. Leningr. Univ., Mat. Fiz. Him. 9, No.2, 33-43 (1954). For \(n\geq 4\) the compact and non-compact cases are ''almost'' similar. This investigation is closely related to deformations of complete and incomplete hyperbolic orbifolds (in the sense of W. Thurston) for which a strong rigidity is proved- similar to the one for complete hyperbolic manifolds in dimension exceeding two. See also the author's paper ''Filling a space by polyhedra and deformations of incomplete hyperbolic structures'', Sib. Mat. Zh. 27, No.4 (1986; to appear).