Non-proper affine actions of the holonomy group of a punctured torus

DOI10.1515/FORUM.2006.008zbMATH Open1096.53041arXivmath/0311040OpenAlexW1991968291MaRDI QIDQ3378372FDOQ3378372

Authors: Virginie Charette 

Publication date: 30 March 2006

Published in: Forum Mathematicum (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Given an affine isometry of $R^3$ with hyperbolic linear part, its Margulis invariant measures signed Lorentzian displacement along an invariant spacelike line. In order for a group generated by hyperbolic isometries to act properly on $R^3$, the sign of the Margulis invariant must be constant over the group. We show that, in the case when the linear part is the fundamental group of a punctured torus, positivity of the Margulis invariant over any finite generating set does not imply that the group acts properly. This contrasts with the case of a pair of pants, where it suffices to check the sign of the Margulis invariant for a certain triple of generators.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0311040

Recommendations

• The affine deformation space of a rank two Schottky group: a picture gallery
• Proper affine actions and geodesic flows of hyperbolic surfaces
• COMPLETE FLAT LORENTZ 3-MANIFOLDS WITH FREE FUNDAMENTAL GROUP
• Fundamental domains for properly discontinuous affine groups
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1795104

zbMATH Keywords

discreteaffineproperdeformationMargulis invariantSchottky groupsLorentz manifoldSchottky

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fuchsian groups and their generalizations (group-theoretic aspects) (20H10) Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) General geometric structures on low-dimensional manifolds (57M50)

Cites Work

• Complete affine locally flat manifolds with free fundamental group
• Fundamental polyhedra for Margulis space-times
• On fundamental groups of complete affinely flat manifolds
• COMPLETE FLAT LORENTZ 3-MANIFOLDS WITH FREE FUNDAMENTAL GROUP
• Examples of nonproper affine actions

Cited In (10)

• The Margulis invariant for parabolic transformations
• Lengthening deformations of singular hyperbolic tori
• Domains of discontinuity of Lorentzian affine group actions
• Proper affine actions and geodesic flows of hyperbolic surfaces
• Affine deformations of a three-holed sphere
• The affine deformation space of a rank two Schottky group: a picture gallery
• Proper affine deformations of the one-holed torus
• Strong marked isospectrality of affine Lorentzian groups
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• COMPLETE FLAT LORENTZ 3-MANIFOLDS WITH FREE FUNDAMENTAL GROUP

This page was built for publication: Non-proper affine actions of the holonomy group of a punctured torus

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q3378372)