The moduli space of the modular group in three-dimensional complex hyperbolic geometry

Abstract: We study the moduli space of discrete, faithful, type-preserving representations of the modular group

m a t h b f P S L (2, m a t h b b Z)

into

m a t h b f P U (3, 1)

. The entire moduli space

m a t h c a l M

is a union of

m a t h c a l M (0, f r a c 2 p i 3, f r a c 4 p i 3)

,

m a t h c a l M (f r a c 2 p i 3, f r a c 4 p i 3, f r a c 4 p i 3)

and some isolated points. This is the first Fuchsian group such that its

m a t h b f P U (3, 1)

-representations space has been entirely constructed. Both

m a t h c a l M (0, f r a c 2 p i 3, f r a c 4 p i 3)

and

m a t h c a l M (f r a c 2 p i 3, f r a c 4 p i 3, f r a c 4 p i 3)

are parameterized by a square, where two opposite sides of the square correspond to representations of

m a t h b f P S L (2, m a t h b b Z)

into the smaller group

m a t h b f P U (2, 1)

. In particular, both sub moduli spaces

m a t h c a l M (0, f r a c 2 p i 3, f r a c 4 p i 3)

and

m a t h c a l M (f r a c 2 p i 3, f r a c 4 p i 3, f r a c 4 p i 3)

interpolate the geometries studied in cite{FalbelKoseleff:2002} and cite{Falbelparker:2003}.

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