Pairs in discrete lattice orbits with applications to Veech surfaces

Abstract: Let

L a m b d a_{1}

,

L a m b d a_{2}

be two discrete orbits under the linear action of a lattice

G a m m a < m a t h r m {S L}_{2} (m a t h b b R)

on the Euclidean plane. We prove a Siegel

-

Veech-type integral formula for the averages

sum_{mathbf{x}inLambda_1} sum_{mathbf{y}inLambda_2} f(mathbf{x}, mathbf{y})

from which we derive new results for the set

S_{M}

of holonomy vectors of saddle connections of a Veech surface

M

. This includes an effective count for generic Borel sets with respect to linear transformations, and upper bounds on the number of pairs in

S_{M}

with bounded determinant and on the number of pairs in

S_{M}

with bounded distance. This last estimate is used in the appendix to prove that for almost every

(h e t a, p s i) i n S^{1} i m e s S^{1}

the translations flows

F_{h} e t a^{t}

and

F_{p} s i^{t}

on any Veech surface

M

are disjoint.

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