Simplicial volume and fillings of hyperbolic manifolds

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DOI10.2140/AGT.2011.11.2237zbMATH Open1244.53051arXiv1012.1039OpenAlexW3101346479MaRDI QIDQ640310FDOQ640310

Jason Fox Manning, Koji Fujiwara

Publication date: 18 October 2011

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

Abstract: Let M be a hyperbolic n-manifold whose cusps have torus cross-sections. In arXiv:0901.0056, the authors constructed a variety of nonpositively and negatively curved spaces as "2pi-fillings" of M by replacing the cusps of M with compact "partial cones" of their boundaries. These 2pi-fillings are closed pseudomanifolds, and so have a fundamental class. We show that the simplicial volume of any such 2pi-filling is positive, and bounded above by Vol(M)/v_n, where v_n is the volume of a regular ideal hyperbolic n-simplex. This result generalizes the fact that hyperbolic Dehn filling of a 3-manifold does not increase hyperbolic volume. In particular, we obtain information about the simplicial volumes of some 4--dimensional homology spheres described by Ratcliffe and Tschantz, answering a question of Belegradek and establishing the existence of 4--dimensional homology spheres with positive simplicial volume.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1012.1039




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