Convex Projective Structures on Non-hyperbolic 3-manifolds
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1 Convex Projective Structures on Non-hyperbolic 3-manifolds Sam Ballas (joint with J. Danciger and G.-S. Lee) Higher Teichmüller theory and Higgs bundles Heidelberg November 3, 2015
2 Overview If you want to construct/understand hyperbolic structures on a closed surface Σ you...
3 Overview If you want to construct/understand hyperbolic structures on a closed surface Σ you... Cut Σ into pairs of pants.
4 Overview If you want to construct/understand hyperbolic structures on a closed surface Σ you... Cut Σ into pairs of pants.
5 Overview If you want to construct/understand hyperbolic structures on a closed surface Σ you... Cut Σ into pairs of pants. Understand hyperbolic structures on pants.
6 Overview If you want to construct/understand hyperbolic structures on a closed surface Σ you... Cut Σ into pairs of pants. Understand hyperbolic structures on pants. (Completely determined by geometry of boundary)
7 Overview If you want to construct/understand hyperbolic structures on a closed surface Σ you... Cut Σ into pairs of pants. Understand hyperbolic structures on pants. (Completely determined by geometry of boundary) Understand how to glue together pants.
8 Overview If you want to construct/understand hyperbolic structures on a closed surface Σ you... Cut Σ into pairs of pants. Understand hyperbolic structures on pants. (Completely determined by geometry of boundary) Understand how to glue together pants. (Matching problem + twisting)
9 Overview What about a (prime) closed 3 manifold?
10 Overview What about a (prime) closed 3 manifold? By geometrization, you can cut M into pieces along tori.
11 Overview What about a (prime) closed 3 manifold? By geometrization, you can cut M into pieces along tori. Can put a complete finite volume Thurston geometric structure on each of the pieces.
12 Overview What about a (prime) closed 3 manifold? By geometrization, you can cut M into pieces along tori. Can put a complete finite volume Thurston geometric structure on each of the pieces. If there are multiple geometric pieces, we can t glue them to get a Thurston geometric structure on all of M.
13 Overview What about a (prime) closed 3 manifold? By geometrization, you can cut M into pieces along tori. Can put a complete finite volume Thurston geometric structure on each of the pieces. If there are multiple geometric pieces, we can t glue them to get a Thurston geometric structure on all of M. However, if we allow more general geometric structures then this strategy still works (at least some of the time)
14 Goals To construct/understand geometric structures on a closed 3-manifold M we try to:
15 Goals To construct/understand geometric structures on a closed 3-manifold M we try to: 1. Cut M into nice pieces.
16 Goals To construct/understand geometric structures on a closed 3-manifold M we try to: 1. Cut M into nice pieces. 2. In many cases these pieces behave like pairs of pants (geometry of the pieces are (locally) determined by boundary geometry).
17 Goals To construct/understand geometric structures on a closed 3-manifold M we try to: 1. Cut M into nice pieces. 2. In many cases these pieces behave like pairs of pants (geometry of the pieces are (locally) determined by boundary geometry). 3. Try to glue the pieces together by matching the geometry on the boundary.
18 Goals To construct/understand geometric structures on a closed 3-manifold M we try to: 1. Cut M into nice pieces. 2. In many cases these pieces behave like pairs of pants (geometry of the pieces are (locally) determined by boundary geometry). 3. Try to glue the pieces together by matching the geometry on the boundary. 4. Analyze the different ways to glue structures with matching boundary geometry.
19 Projective Space RP n is the space of lines through origin in R n+1. Let P : R n+1 \{0} RP n be the obvious projection. The automorphism group of RP n is PGL n+1 (R) := GL n+1 (R)/R.
20 Affine Patches Every hyperplane H in R n+1 gives rise to a decomposition of RP n = R n RP n 1 into an affine part and an ideal part.
21 Affine Patches Every hyperplane H in R n+1 gives rise to a decomposition of RP n = R n RP n 1 into an affine part and an ideal part.
22 Affine Patches Every hyperplane H in R n+1 gives rise to a decomposition of RP n = R n RP n 1 into an affine part and an ideal part. RP n \P(H) is called an affine patch.
23 Convex Projective Domains Ω RP n is properly convex if it is a bounded convex subset of some affine patch. If Ω contains no non-trivial line segments then Ω is strictly convex. Properly Convex Strictly Convex
24 Convex Projecitve Structures A convex projective n-manifold is a manifold of the form Γ\Ω, where Ω RP n is properly convex and Γ PGL(Ω) is a discrete torsion free subgroup.
25 Convex Projecitve Structures A convex projective n-manifold is a manifold of the form Γ\Ω, where Ω RP n is properly convex and Γ PGL(Ω) is a discrete torsion free subgroup. A (marked) convex projective structure on a manifold M is an identification of M with a properly convex manifold (up to equivalence).
26 Convex Projecitve Structures M M Dev = Ω Γ\Ω A convex projective n-manifold is a manifold of the form Γ\Ω, where Ω RP n is properly convex and Γ PGL(Ω) is a discrete torsion free subgroup. A (marked) convex projective structure on a manifold M is an identification of M with a properly convex manifold (up to equivalence). A marked convex projective structure gives rise to a (conjugacy class of) representation ρ : π 1 M PGL n+1 (R) called a holonomy of the structure and an equivariant diffeomorphism Dev : M Ω called a developing map.
27 Some Examples Complete Hyperbolic Manifolds Let x, y = x 1 y x n y n x n+1 y n+1 be the standard bilinear form of signature (n, 1) on R n+1 Let C = {x R n+1 x, x < 0}
28 Some Examples Complete Hyperbolic Manifolds Let x, y = x 1 y x n y n x n+1 y n+1 be the standard bilinear form of signature (n, 1) on R n+1 Let C = {x R n+1 x, x < 0} P(C) = H n is the Klein model of hyperbolic space. PGL(H n ) = PO(n, 1) PGL n+1 (R)
29 Some Examples Complete Hyperbolic Manifolds Let x, y = x 1 y x n y n x n+1 y n+1 be the standard bilinear form of signature (n, 1) on R n+1 Let C = {x R n+1 x, x < 0} P(C) = H n is the Klein model of hyperbolic space. PGL(H n ) = PO(n, 1) PGL n+1 (R) If Γ is a torsion-free Kleinian group then Γ\H n is a (strictly) convex projective manifold.
30 Some Examples Hex Torus Let O R 3 is the positive orthant, then = P(O) is a triangle.
31 Some Examples Hex Torus Let O R 3 is the positive orthant, then = P(O) is a triangle. Let Γ Diag + PGL( ) be lattice, then Γ = Z 2 and Γ\ is a torus (a Hex Torus)
32 Hilbert Metric Let Ω be a properly convex set and PGL(Ω) be the projective automorphisms preserving Ω.
33 Hilbert Metric Let Ω be a properly convex set and PGL(Ω) be the projective automorphisms preserving Ω. Every properly convex set Ω admits a Hilbert metric given by ( ) x b y a d Ω (x, y) = log[a : x : y : b] = log x a y b
34 Hilbert Metric Properties When Ω is an ellipsoid d Ω is twice the hyperbolic metric.
35 Hilbert Metric Properties When Ω is an ellipsoid d Ω is twice the hyperbolic metric. In general the metric is not Riemannian, only Finsler
36 Hilbert Metric Properties When Ω is an ellipsoid d Ω is twice the hyperbolic metric. In general the metric is not Riemannian, only Finsler PGL(Ω) Isom(Ω) and equal when Ω is strictly convex.
37 Hilbert Metric Properties When Ω is an ellipsoid d Ω is twice the hyperbolic metric. In general the metric is not Riemannian, only Finsler PGL(Ω) Isom(Ω) and equal when Ω is strictly convex. Point stabilizers are compact
38 Hilbert Metric Properties When Ω is an ellipsoid d Ω is twice the hyperbolic metric. In general the metric is not Riemannian, only Finsler PGL(Ω) Isom(Ω) and equal when Ω is strictly convex. Point stabilizers are compact Discrete subgroups of PGL(Ω) act properly discontinuously on Ω.
39 Hilbert Metric Properties When Ω is an ellipsoid d Ω is twice the hyperbolic metric. In general the metric is not Riemannian, only Finsler PGL(Ω) Isom(Ω) and equal when Ω is strictly convex. Point stabilizers are compact Discrete subgroups of PGL(Ω) act properly discontinuously on Ω. Convex projective structures are like Thurston geometric structures, sans homogeneity
40 Convex Projective Structure in Dimension 3 Let M = Γ\Ω be a closed indecomposable convex projective 3-manifold. Theorem (Benoist 2006) Let M be as above then either i M is strictly convex and admits a hyperbolic structure ii M is not strictly convex and contains a finite number of embedded totally geodesic Hex tori. The pieces obtained by cutting along these tori are a JSJ decomposition for M. Furthermore, each piece admits a finite volume hyperbolic structure.
41 Back to Dimension 2 Let P be a thrice punctures sphere. Then there is a unique complete finite volume hyperbolic structure on P.
42 Back to Dimension 2 Let P be a thrice punctures sphere. Then there is a unique complete finite volume hyperbolic structure on P. We can deform this structure to a complete infinite volume structure.
43 Back to Dimension 2 Let P be a thrice punctures sphere. Then there is a unique complete finite volume hyperbolic structure on P. We can deform this structure to a complete infinite volume structure. We can truncate the ends of this infinite volume structure along geodesics to get a structure on a pair of pants P.
44 Deforming Projective Structures Let N be a finite-volume hyperbolic 3-manifold B(N) = Space of marked convex projective structures X (N) = Hom(π 1 N, PGL 4 (R))/conj Hol : B(N) X (N)
45 Deforming Projective Structures Let N be a finite-volume hyperbolic 3-manifold B(N) = Space of marked convex projective structures X (N) = Hom(π 1 N, PGL 4 (R))/conj Hol : B(N) X (N) Some Facts 1 There is a canonical basepoint [N hyp ] B(N) and [ρ hyp ] = Hol([N hyp ]) (Mostow rigidity)
46 Deforming Projective Structures Let N be a finite-volume hyperbolic 3-manifold B(N) = Space of marked convex projective structures X (N) = Hom(π 1 N, PGL 4 (R))/conj Hol : B(N) X (N) Some Facts 1 There is a canonical basepoint [N hyp ] B(N) and [ρ hyp ] = Hol([N hyp ]) (Mostow rigidity) 2 When N is closed Hol is a local homemorphism near [N hyp ] (Ehresmann-Thurston, Koszul)
47 Deforming Projective Structures Let N be a finite-volume hyperbolic 3-manifold B(N) = Space of marked convex projective structures X (N) = Hom(π 1 N, PGL 4 (R))/conj Hol : B(N) X (N) Some Facts 1 There is a canonical basepoint [N hyp ] B(N) and [ρ hyp ] = Hol([N hyp ]) (Mostow rigidity) 2 When N is closed Hol is a local homemorphism near [N hyp ] (Ehresmann-Thurston, Koszul) 3 When N is non-compact, Hol is a local homeomorphism near [N hyp ] onto a subset of X (N) (Cooper Long Tillmann)
48 Deforming Hyperbolic Structures Theorem 1 (B Danciger Lee) Let N be a finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifold which is infinitesimally rigid rel boundary. Then N admits nearby convex projective structures with totally geodesic boundary.
49 Deforming Hyperbolic Structures Theorem 1 (B Danciger Lee) Let N be a finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifold which is infinitesimally rigid rel boundary. Then N admits nearby convex projective structures with totally geodesic boundary.
50 Deforming Hyperbolic Structures Theorem 1 (B Danciger Lee) Let N be a finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifold which is infinitesimally rigid rel boundary. Then N admits nearby convex projective structures with totally geodesic boundary.
51 Deforming Hyperbolic Structures Theorem 1 (B Danciger Lee) Let N be a finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifold which is infinitesimally rigid rel boundary. Then N admits nearby convex projective structures with totally geodesic boundary.
52 Infinitesimal Rigidity N is infinitesimally rigid rel boundary if map res : H 1 ρ hyp (π 1 N, sl 4 ) H 1 ρ hyp (π 1 N, sl 4 ) is injective.
53 Infinitesimal Rigidity N is infinitesimally rigid rel boundary if map res : H 1 ρ hyp (π 1 N, sl 4 ) H 1 ρ hyp (π 1 N, sl 4 ) is injective. H 1 ρ hyp (π 1 N, sl 4 ) is the tangent space to X (N) at [ρ hyp ]
54 Infinitesimal Rigidity N is infinitesimally rigid rel boundary if map res : H 1 ρ hyp (π 1 N, sl 4 ) H 1 ρ hyp (π 1 N, sl 4 ) is injective. H 1 ρ hyp (π 1 N, sl 4 ) is the tangent space to X (N) at [ρ hyp ] Infinitesimally, the geometry of N is determined by geometry near N.
55 Infinitesimal Rigidity N is infinitesimally rigid rel boundary if map res : H 1 ρ hyp (π 1 N, sl 4 ) H 1 ρ hyp (π 1 N, sl 4 ) is injective. H 1 ρ hyp (π 1 N, sl 4 ) is the tangent space to X (N) at [ρ hyp ] Infinitesimally, the geometry of N is determined by geometry near N. res always has half dimensional image (even when N is not inf. rigid rel boundary).
56 Infinitesimal Rigidity N is infinitesimally rigid rel boundary if map res : H 1 ρ hyp (π 1 N, sl 4 ) H 1 ρ hyp (π 1 N, sl 4 ) is injective. H 1 ρ hyp (π 1 N, sl 4 ) is the tangent space to X (N) at [ρ hyp ] Infinitesimally, the geometry of N is determined by geometry near N. res always has half dimensional image (even when N is not inf. rigid rel boundary).
57 Proving Theorem 1 1. Find deformations [ρ t ] through [ρ hyp ] whose restriction to π 1 N is diagonalizable over the reals.
58 Proving Theorem 1 1. Find deformations [ρ t ] through [ρ hyp ] whose restriction to π 1 N is diagonalizable over the reals. 2. Use Cooper Long Tillmann holonomy principle to show that ρ t are holonomies of some convex projective structure
59 Proving Theorem 1 1. Find deformations [ρ t ] through [ρ hyp ] whose restriction to π 1 N is diagonalizable over the reals. 2. Use Cooper Long Tillmann holonomy principle to show that ρ t are holonomies of some convex projective structure 3. Use a convex hull construction to build a structure with totally geodesic boundary.
60 More on Step 1 Theorem (folklore,b D L) If N is a 1-cusped finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifold that is infinitesimally rigid rel boundary then [ρ hyp ] is a smooth point of X (N). Furthermore, X (N) is 3-dimensional near [ρ hyp ]
61 More on Step 1 Theorem (folklore,b D L) If N is a 1-cusped finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifold that is infinitesimally rigid rel boundary then [ρ hyp ] is a smooth point of X (N). Furthermore, X (N) is 3-dimensional near [ρ hyp ] X ( N) is 6 dimensional (sort of)
62 More on Step 1 Theorem (folklore,b D L) If N is a 1-cusped finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifold that is infinitesimally rigid rel boundary then [ρ hyp ] is a smooth point of X (N). Furthermore, X (N) is 3-dimensional near [ρ hyp ] X ( N) is 6 dimensional (sort of) res : X (N) X ( N) is smooth local embedding near [ρ hyp ]
63 More on Step 1 Theorem (folklore,b D L) If N is a 1-cusped finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifold that is infinitesimally rigid rel boundary then [ρ hyp ] is a smooth point of X (N). Furthermore, X (N) is 3-dimensional near [ρ hyp ] X ( N) is 6 dimensional (sort of) res : X (N) X ( N) is smooth local embedding near [ρ hyp ] There is a 4-dimensional slice S X ( N) of generically diagonalizable representations transverse to res at [ρ hyp ]
64 More on Step 1 Theorem (folklore,b D L) If N is a 1-cusped finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifold that is infinitesimally rigid rel boundary then [ρ hyp ] is a smooth point of X (N). Furthermore, X (N) is 3-dimensional near [ρ hyp ] X ( N) is 6 dimensional (sort of) res : X (N) X ( N) is smooth local embedding near [ρ hyp ] There is a 4-dimensional slice S X ( N) of generically diagonalizable representations transverse to res at [ρ hyp ] We get a curve [ρ t ] in X (N) diagonalizable over R on π 1 N.
65 The Slice Let γ 1 and γ 2 be generators for π 1 N = Z 2.
66 The Slice Let γ 1 and γ 2 be generators for π 1 N = Z 2. For t > 0 define 2t cos θ x t,θ = 2t cos(θ + 2π/3) 2t cos(θ + 4π/3) a 0 2t sin θ y t,θ = 2t sin(θ + 2π/3) 2t sin(θ + 4π/3) 0 a
67 The Slice Let γ 1 and γ 2 be generators for π 1 N = Z 2. For t > 0 define 2t cos θ x t,θ = 2t cos(θ + 2π/3) 2t cos(θ + 4π/3) a 0 2t sin θ y t,θ = 2t sin(θ + 2π/3) 2t sin(θ + 4π/3) Define ρ (t,θ,a,b) : π 1 N A = exp(a) PGL 4 (R) by 0 a ρ (t,θ,a,b) (γ 1 ) = exp(x t,θ ), ρ (t,θ,a,b) (γ 2 ) = exp(ax t,θ + by t,θ ).
68 Another model for H 3 is The Slice {[x 1 : x 2 : x 3 : 1] RP 3 x 1 > 2(x x 2 3 )} For t > 0, let S t cross-section of H n at x 1 = 1 4t 2.
69 Another model for H 3 is The Slice {[x 1 : x 2 : x 3 : 1] RP 3 x 1 > 2(x x 2 3 )} For t > 0, let S t cross-section of H n at x 1 = 1 4t 2. Using x t,θ and y t,θ we construct three complex numbers {zt,θ i }3 i=1 equally spaced on the circle of radius 2t.
70 Another model for H 3 is The Slice {[x 1 : x 2 : x 3 : 1] RP 3 x 1 > 2(x x 2 3 )} For t > 0, let S t cross-section of H n at x 1 = 1 4t 2. Using x t,θ and y t,θ we construct three complex numbers {zt,θ i }3 i=1 equally spaced on the circle of radius 2t. ( 1. Let pt,θ i be the point on S t that projects to zt,θ) i
71 Another model for H 3 is The Slice {[x 1 : x 2 : x 3 : 1] RP 3 x 1 > 2(x x 2 3 )} For t > 0, let S t cross-section of H n at x 1 = 1 4t 2. Using x t,θ and y t,θ we construct three complex numbers {zt,θ i }3 i=1 equally spaced on the circle of radius 2t. ( 1. Let pt,θ i be the point on S t that projects to zt,θ) i Let C t,θ PGL 4 be an element taking the vertices of the standard simplex to p 1 t,θ, p2 t,θ, p3 t,θ, and p.
72 The Slice Let ρ (t,θ,a,b) = C t,θρ (t,θ,a,b) C 1 t,θ lim t 0 ρ (t,θ,a,b) (γ 1) = a b 1 2 lim t 0 ρ (t,θ,a,b) (γ (a2 + b 2 ) 2) = a b
73 The Slice Let ρ (t,θ,a,b) = C t,θρ (t,θ,a,b) C 1 t,θ lim t 0 ρ (t,θ,a,b) (γ 1) = a b 1 2 lim t 0 ρ (t,θ,a,b) (γ (a2 + b 2 ) 2) = a b S = {[ρ (t,θ,a,b) ] a, b, θ R, t R 0 }
74 The Slice Properties If t 0 then elements of S are diagonalizable over reals. If z = x + iy is the cusp shape of N w.r.t. {γ 1, γ 2 } then res(ρ hyp ) = ρ (0,0,x,y). S is transverse to res(x (N)) at [ρ hyp ] with 1-dimensional intersection [ρ s ]. [ρ s ] is diagonalizable over R for s 0.
75 Gluing Manifolds with Totally Geodesic Boundary Let M 1 = Γ1 \Ω 1 and M 2 = Γ2 \Ω 2 be a properly convex 3-manifolds with principal totally geodesic torus boundary components, 1 and 2
76 Gluing Manifolds with Totally Geodesic Boundary Let M 1 = Γ1 \Ω 1 and M 2 = Γ2 \Ω 2 be a properly convex 3-manifolds with principal totally geodesic torus boundary components, 1 and 2 Let f : 1 2 be a diffeomorphism.
77 Gluing Manifolds with Totally Geodesic Boundary Let M 1 = Γ1 \Ω 1 and M 2 = Γ2 \Ω 2 be a properly convex 3-manifolds with principal totally geodesic torus boundary components, 1 and 2 Let f : 1 2 be a diffeomorphism. Let M = M 1 f M 2
78 Gluing Manifolds with Totally Geodesic Boundary Let M 1 = Γ1 \Ω 1 and M 2 = Γ2 \Ω 2 be a properly convex 3-manifolds with principal totally geodesic torus boundary components, 1 and 2 Let f : 1 2 be a diffeomorphism. Let M = M 1 f M 2 Theorem (B D L) If there exists g PGL 4 (R) such that f : π 1 1 π 1 2 is induced by conjugation by g then there is a properly convex projective structure on M such that the inclusion M i M is a projective embedding.
79 Gluing Manifolds with Totally Geodesic Boundary Let M 1 = Γ1 \Ω 1 and M 2 = Γ2 \Ω 2 be a properly convex 3-manifolds with principal totally geodesic torus boundary components, 1 and 2 Let f : 1 2 be a diffeomorphism. Let M = M 1 f M 2 Theorem (B D L) If there exists g PGL 4 (R) such that f : π 1 1 π 1 2 is induced by conjugation by g then there is a properly convex projective structure on M such that the inclusion M i M is a projective embedding. Corollary If N is a 1-cusped hyperbolic 3-manifold that is infinitesimally rigid rel. boundary then 2N admits a properly convex projective structure.
80 The Matching Problem Let N 1 and N 2 are infinitesimally rigid rel. boundary hyperbolic 3-manifolds and M be obtained by gluing N 1 and N 2 along their boundaries. Can we find a convex projective structure on M?
81 The Matching Problem Let N 1 and N 2 are infinitesimally rigid rel. boundary hyperbolic 3-manifolds and M be obtained by gluing N 1 and N 2 along their boundaries. Can we find a convex projective structure on M? Convex Glue Here Cusp Shapes Non-convex
82 The Matching Problem Let N 1 and N 2 are infinitesimally rigid rel. boundary hyperbolic 3-manifolds and M be obtained by gluing N 1 and N 2 along their boundaries. Can we find a convex projective structure on M? Convex Glue Here Cusp Shapes Non-convex Blue curves Zero locus of A-polynomial
83 Twist Coordinates If N properly convex manifold that contains a totally geodesic hex torus, T then
84 Twist Coordinates If N properly convex manifold that contains a totally geodesic hex torus, T then π 1 N = π 1 N 1 π1 T π 1 N 2
85 Twist Coordinates If N properly convex manifold that contains a totally geodesic hex torus, T then π 1 N = π 1 N 1 π1 T π 1 N 2 or π 1 N = π 1 (N\T ) α
86 Twist Coordinates If N properly convex manifold that contains a totally geodesic hex torus, T then π 1 N = π 1 N 1 π1 T π 1 N 2 or π 1 N = π 1 (N\T ) α each g C PGL4 (R)(π 1 T ) different projective structure on N
87 Twist Coordinates If N properly convex manifold that contains a totally geodesic hex torus, T then π 1 N = π 1 N 1 π1 T π 1 N 2 or π 1 N = π 1 (N\T ) α each g C PGL4 (R)(π 1 T ) different projective structure on N We get twist coordinates on B(N)!
88 Questions Which finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifolds are infinitesimally rigid rel. boundary?
89 Questions Which finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifolds are infinitesimally rigid rel. boundary? Is the converse to Benoist s theorem true?
90 Questions Which finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifolds are infinitesimally rigid rel. boundary? Is the converse to Benoist s theorem true? If not, what are some obstructions to gluing?
91 Questions Which finite volume hyperbolic 3-manifolds are infinitesimally rigid rel. boundary? Is the converse to Benoist s theorem true? If not, what are some obstructions to gluing? What are good length coordinates?
92 Thank you
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