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Golden Ratio on Surfaces Ji-Young Ham and Joongul Lee Riemann surfaces and Teichmuller theory, Euler International Mathematical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia July 8-12, 2019 Golden ratio on nonorientable surfaces Theorem [HamLee19] Let k 3 be an odd natural number. On the Liechti-Strenner surface Σ 2k,k of genus k +2, the mapping class Φ k = r T c 1 r k-1 has an invariant subsurface such that the dilatation on the invariant subsurface is the golden ratio. Liechti-Strenner construction of nonorientable surfaces: The graph G 2k,k Let k 3 be an odd natural number. Let G 2k,k be the graph whose vertices are the vertices of a regular 2k-gon and every vertex v is connected to the k vertices that are the farthest away from v in the cyclic order of the vertices. Figure: The graph G 6,3 . Liechti-Strenner construction of nonorientable surfaces: The surface Σ 2k,k For each G 2k,k , Liechti and Strenner constructed an nonorientable surface Σ 2k,k that contains a collection of curves with intersection graph G 2k,k . Lemma [LiechtiStrenner18] The surface Σ 2k,k is homeomorphic to the nonorientable surface of genus k +2 with k boundary components. 6 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 c 1 Figure: The surface Σ 6,3 and the curve c 1 . A collection of filling inconsistently marked curves Figure: A collection of filling inconsistently marked curves. This gives rise to Linear Algebra Theorem [Penner88] The action of S k (C k ) on H admits a faithful representation as a semigroup of invertible (over Z) positive matrices. An invariant surface of Φ 3 whose dilatation is the golden ratio Figure: An invariant surface of Φ 3 whose dilatation is the golden ratio. Golden ratio on orientable surfaces Theorem [HamLee19] Let k 4 be an even natural number. On the Liechti-Strenner surface Σ k of genus k - 1, the mapping class Φ k = T c 1 r k-1 T c 1 r has an invariant subsurface such that the dilatation on the invariant subsurface is the golden ratio. Liechti-Strenner construction of orientable surfaces: The graph G k Let k 4 be an even natural number. Let G k be the graph whose vertices are the vertices of a regular 2k-gon and every vertex i is connected to the i + k - 1 and i + k +1 in the cyclic order of the vertices. c 1 c 2 c 3 c 4 c 5 c 6 c 7 c 8 Figure: The graph G 4 . Liechti-Strenner construction of orientable surfaces: The surface Σ k For each G k , Liechti and Strenner constructed an orientable surface Σ k that contains a collection of curves with intersection graph G k . For every k 4, the surface Σ k is obtained by chaining together 2k annuli in a cycle. Lemma [LiechtiStrenner18] The surface Σ k is homeomorphic to the orientable surface of genus k - 1 with 4 boundary components. Figure: The surface Σ 4 . A collection of filling inconsistently marked curves c 1 c 4 c 7 c 2 c 5 c 8 c 3 c 6 Figure: A collection of filling inconsistently marked curves. This gives rise to Linear Algebra Theorem [Penner88] The action of S k (C k ) on H admits a faithful representation as a semigroup of invertible (over Z) positive matrices. An invariant surface of Φ 4 whose dilatation is 1+ 5 2 Figure: An invariant surface of Φ 4 whose dilatation is 1+ 5 2 . http://cau.ac.kr/jyham [email protected], [email protected]

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Golden Ratio on SurfacesJi-Young Ham and Joongul Lee

Riemann surfaces and Teichmuller theory,Euler International Mathematical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

July 8-12, 2019

Golden ratio on nonorientable surfaces

Theorem

[HamLee19] Let k ≥ 3 be an odd natural number. On the Liechti-Strennersurface Σ2k,k of genus k + 2, the mapping class Φk = r ◦ Tc1 ◦ rk−1 has aninvariant subsurface such that the dilatation on the invariant subsurface is thegolden ratio.

Liechti-Strenner construction of nonorientable surfaces: The graphG2k,k

Let k ≥ 3 be an odd natural number. Let G2k,k be the graph whose verticesare the vertices of a regular 2k-gon and every vertex v is connected to the kvertices that are the farthest away from v in the cyclic order of the vertices.

Figure: The graph G6,3.

Liechti-Strenner construction of nonorientable surfaces: The surfaceΣ2k,k

For each G2k,k, Liechti and Strenner constructed an nonorientable surface Σ2k,kthat contains a collection of curves with intersection graph G2k,k.

Lemma

[LiechtiStrenner18] The surface Σ2k,k is homeomorphic to the nonorientablesurface of genus k + 2 with k boundary components.

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3

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4

5

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c1

Figure: The surface Σ6,3 and the curve c1.

A collection of filling inconsistently marked curves

Figure: A collection of filling inconsistently marked curves.

This gives rise to Linear Algebra

Theorem

[Penner88] The action of Sk(Ck) on H admits a faithful representation as asemigroup of invertible (over Z) positive matrices.

An invariant surface of Φ3 whose dilatation is the golden ratio

Figure: An invariant surface of Φ3 whose dilatation is the golden ratio.

Golden ratio on orientable surfaces

Theorem

[HamLee19] Let k ≥ 4 be an even natural number. On the Liechti-Strennersurface Σk of genus k − 1, the mapping class Φk = Tc1 ◦ rk−1 ◦ Tc1 ◦ r hasan invariant subsurface such that the dilatation on the invariant subsurface isthe golden ratio.

Liechti-Strenner construction of orientable surfaces: The graph Gk

Let k ≥ 4 be an even natural number. Let Gk be the graph whose vertices arethe vertices of a regular 2k-gon and every vertex i is connected to thei + k − 1 and i + k + 1 in the cyclic order of the vertices.

c1

c2

c3

c4

c5

c6

c7

c8

Figure: The graph G4.

Liechti-Strenner construction of orientable surfaces: The surface Σk

For each Gk, Liechti and Strenner constructed an orientable surface Σk thatcontains a collection of curves with intersection graph Gk. For every k ≥ 4, thesurface Σk is obtained by chaining together 2k annuli in a cycle.Lemma

[LiechtiStrenner18] The surface Σk is homeomorphic to the orientable surface ofgenus k − 1 with 4 boundary components.

Figure: The surface Σ4.

A collection of filling inconsistently marked curves

c1

c4

c7

c2

c5

c8

c3

c6

Figure: A collection of filling inconsistently marked curves.

This gives rise to Linear Algebra

Theorem

[Penner88] The action of Sk(Ck) on H admits a faithful representation as asemigroup of invertible (over Z) positive matrices.

An invariant surface of Φ4 whose dilatation is 1+√5

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Figure: An invariant surface of Φ4 whose dilatation is 1+√5

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