Complex lambda length as parameter for \(\mathrm{SL}(2,\mathbb C)\) representation space of punctured surface groups (Q2255493)

A punctured surface group \(\Gamma_{g,n}\) is a Fuchsian group acting on the upper half plane with finite area and a presentation \[ \Gamma_{g,n}= \Biggl\langle a_1,b_1,\dots, a_g,b_g,d_1,\dots, d_n;\;\Biggl(\prod^g_{i=1} [a_i, b_i]\Biggr) d_1\cdots d_n= 1\Biggr\rangle \] such that \(n\geq 1\) and \(2g-2+ n\geq 1\). The Teichmüller space \(\tau_{g,n}\) is the space of all conjugacy classes of representations of \(\Gamma_{g,n}\) into \(\text{PSL}(2,\mathbb{R})\). \(\tau_{g,n}\) may be considered as a subspace of \(R_{g,n}\), the space of all conjugacy classes of representations of \(\Gamma_{g,n}\) into \(\text{SL}(2,\mathbb{C})\). Penner introduced \(\lambda\)-ength coordinates to \(\tau_{g,n}\), considered as a subspace of the decorated Teichmüller space \(\widetilde\tau_{g,n}\). The aim of the paper is to extend Penner's \(\lambda\)-lengths coordinates to parametrize completely the space \(R_{g,n}\). This generalizes earlier work of the authors.