Twisted Teichmüller curves

DOI10.1007/978-3-319-04075-2zbMATH Open1312.14079arXiv1208.1895OpenAlexW2147552407MaRDI QIDQ2434416FDOQ2434416

Authors: Christian Weiß 

Publication date: 5 February 2014

Published in: Lecture Notes in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $X_D$ denote the Hilbert modular surface $HHimesH{H}^{-}/S{L}_2(OD)$. In cite{HZ76}, F. Hirzebruch and D. Zagier introduced Hirzebruch-Zagier cycles, that could also be called twisted diagonals. These are maps $HHoHHimesH{H}^{-}$ given by $zmapsto(Mz,-M^{s}igmaz)$ where $MinG{L}_2^{+}(K)$ and $sigma$ denotes the Galois conjugate. The projection of a twisted diagonal to $X_D$ yields a Kobayashi curve, i.e. an algebraic curve which is a geodesic for the Kobayashi metric on $X_D$. Properties of Hirzebruch-Zagier cycles have been abundantly studied in the literature.\Teichm"uller curves are algebraic curves in the moduli space of Riemann surfaces $mathcal{M}_g$, which are geodesic for the Kobayashi metric. Some Teichm"uller curves in $mathcal{M}_2$, namely the primitive ones, can also be regarded as Kobayashi curves on $X_D$. This implies that in the universal cover the curve is of the form $zmapsto(z,varphi(z))$ for some holomorphic map $varphi$. A possibility to construct even more Kobayashi curves on $X_D$ is to consider the projection of $(Mz,M^{s}igmavarphi(z))$ to $X_D$ where again $MinG{L}_2^{+}(K)$. These new objects are called twisted Teichm"uller curves because their construction reminds very much of twisted diagonals. In these notes we analyze twisted Teichm"uller curves in detail and describe some of their main properties. In particular, we calculate their volume and partially classify components.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1208.1895

Recommendations

• Algebraic models and arithmetic geometry of Teichmüller curves in genus two
• Teichmüller curves in genus three and just likely intersections in \(\mathbf{G}_{m}^{n}\times\mathbf{G}_{a}^{n}\)
• Modular embeddings of Teichmüller curves
• scientific article
• Geodesic curves on Shimura surfaces

zbMATH Keywords

Hilbert modular surfaceKobayashi curveTeichmüller curves

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Jacobians, Prym varieties (14H40) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to algebraic geometry (14-02) Modular and Shimura varieties (14G35) Arithmetic ground fields for curves (14H25)

Cited In (9)

• Twisted Jacobi intersections curves
• Book review of: C. Weiß, Twisted Teichmüller curves
• Teichmüller dynamics in the eyes of an algebraic geometer
• Modular embeddings of Teichmüller curves
• Prym covers, theta functions and Kobayashi curves in Hilbert modular surfaces
• Billiards, heights, and the arithmetic of non-arithmetic groups
• Bekenstein-Hawking entropy for discrete dynamical systems on sites
• Curvatures on the Teichmueller curve
• Non-congruence of homology Veech groups in genus two

This page was built for publication: Twisted Teichmüller curves

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q2434416)