Harmonic measures and rigidity for surface group actions on the circle

arXiv2207.08411MaRDI QIDQ6405280FDOQ6405280

Authors: Masanori Adachi, Yoshifumi Matsuda, Hiraku Nozawa 

Publication date: 18 July 2022

Abstract: Let $Gamma$ be a torsion-free lattice of $operatornamePSU(1,1)$. We study rigidity properties of $Gamma$-actions on the circle $S^1$ via foliated harmonic measures on the suspension bundles. We will show a curvature estimate and a Gauss-Bonnet formula for an $S^1$-connection obtained by taking the average of the flat connection on the suspension bundle with respect to a harmonic measure. As consequences, we give a precise description of the harmonic measure on suspension foliations with maximal Euler number and an alternative proof of rigidity theorems of Matsumoto and Burger-Iozzi-Wienhard.

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