On the topology of deformation spaces of Kleinian groups
On the topology of deformation spaces of Kleinian groups
Let M be a compact, hyperbolizable 3-manifold with nonempty incompressible boundary and fundamental group G, and let AH(G) denote the space of (conjugacy classes of) discrete faithful representations of G into PSL(2, C). The components of the interior MP(G) of AH(G) (as a subset of the appropriate representation variety) are enumerated by the space A(M) of marked homeomorphism types of oriented, compact, irreducible 3-manifolds homotopy equivalent to M. In this paper, we give a topological enumeration of the components of the closure of MP(G) and hence a conjectural topological enumeration of the components of AH(G). We do so by characterizing exactly which changes of marked homeomorphism type can occur in the algebraic limit of a sequence of isomorphic freely indecomposable Kleinian groups. We use this enumeration to exhibit manifolds M for which AH(G) has infinitely many components.
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Anderson, James W.
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Canary, Richard D.
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McCullough, Darryl
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2000
Anderson, James W.
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Canary, Richard D.
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McCullough, Darryl
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Anderson, James W., Canary, Richard D. and McCullough, Darryl
(2000)
On the topology of deformation spaces of Kleinian groups.
Annals of Mathematics, 152 (3), .
Abstract
Let M be a compact, hyperbolizable 3-manifold with nonempty incompressible boundary and fundamental group G, and let AH(G) denote the space of (conjugacy classes of) discrete faithful representations of G into PSL(2, C). The components of the interior MP(G) of AH(G) (as a subset of the appropriate representation variety) are enumerated by the space A(M) of marked homeomorphism types of oriented, compact, irreducible 3-manifolds homotopy equivalent to M. In this paper, we give a topological enumeration of the components of the closure of MP(G) and hence a conjectural topological enumeration of the components of AH(G). We do so by characterizing exactly which changes of marked homeomorphism type can occur in the algebraic limit of a sequence of isomorphic freely indecomposable Kleinian groups. We use this enumeration to exhibit manifolds M for which AH(G) has infinitely many components.
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