Open Access
2009 The asymptotic behavior of least pseudo-Anosov dilatations
Chia-Yen Tsai
Geom. Topol. 13(4): 2253-2278 (2009). DOI: 10.2140/gt.2009.13.2253

Abstract

For a surface S with n marked points and fixed genus g2, we prove that the logarithm of the minimal dilatation of a pseudo-Anosov homeomorphism of S is on the order of log(n)n. This is in contrast with the cases of genus zero or one where the order is 1n.

Citation

Download Citation

Chia-Yen Tsai. "The asymptotic behavior of least pseudo-Anosov dilatations." Geom. Topol. 13 (4) 2253 - 2278, 2009. https://doi.org/10.2140/gt.2009.13.2253

Information

Received: 8 October 2008; Revised: 6 May 2009; Accepted: 29 March 2009; Published: 2009
First available in Project Euclid: 20 December 2017

zbMATH: 1204.37043
MathSciNet: MR2507119
Digital Object Identifier: 10.2140/gt.2009.13.2253

Subjects:
Primary: 37E30
Secondary: 30F60 , 57M99

Keywords: mapping class group , minimal translation length , pseudo-Anosov dilatation , Teichmuller space

Rights: Copyright © 2009 Mathematical Sciences Publishers

Vol.13 • No. 4 • 2009
MSP
Back to Top