Short homotopically independent loops on surfaces

DOI10.2140/AGT.2014.14.1825zbMATH Open1322.30014arXiv1310.1269OpenAlexW2057911071WikidataQ125726037 ScholiaQ125726037MaRDI QIDQ2453740FDOQ2453740

Authors: Steve Karam 

Publication date: 10 June 2014

Published in: Algebraic \& Geometric Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper, we are interested in short homologically and homotopically independent loops based at the same point on Riemannian surfaces and metric graphs. First, we show that for every closed Riemannian surface of genus $ggeq2$ and area normalized to $g$, there are at least $ceillog(2g)+1$ homotopically independent loops based at the same point of length at most $Clog(g)$, where $C$ is a universal constant. On the one hand, this result substantially improves Theorem $\mathrm{5.4.}A$ of M. Gromov in cite{G1}. On the other hand, it recaptures the result of S. Sabourau on the separating systole in cite{SS} and refines his proof. Second, we show that for any two integers $bgeq2$ with $1leqnleqb$, every connected metric graph $Gamma$ of first Betti number $b$ and of length $b$ contains at least $n$ homologically independent loops based at the same point and of length at most $24(log(b)+n)$. In particular, this result extends Bollob`as-Szemer'edi-Thomason's $log(b)$ bound on the homological systole to at least $log(b)$ homologically independent loops based at the same point. Moreover, we give examples of graphs where this result is optimal.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1310.1269

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zbMATH Keywords

systolesshort geodesics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Compact Riemann surfaces and uniformization (30F10)

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