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Veech Groups, Cutting Sequences, and Penetration Spectra - C. Ulcigrai

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Explore the mathematical concepts of Veech groups, cutting sequences, and penetration spectra in this comprehensive lecture. Delve into the world of translation surfaces, affine automorphisms, and Veech groups, understanding their definitions and properties. Examine cutting sequences of linear trajectories and their characterizations, including Sturmian sequences and substitutions. Investigate the classical Lagrange spectrum and its generalization to Veech translation surfaces. Learn about affine deformations, Teichmüller curves, and the geometric interpretation of derivation for specific shapes like the octagon. Discover the Bouw-Moeller derivation and its application to renormalization on the Teichmüller disk. Finally, explore Hall Rays in Lagrange Spectra of Veech surfaces and their connection to boundary expansions and saddle connections.

Syllabus

Introduzione
Translation surfaces Translation surfaces are obtained by glueing polygons with pairs of parallel sides identified by translations
Affine automorphisms and Veech groups Definition (Affine diffeomorphisms) A diffeomorphism S S between translation surfaces S. S' is affine iff it is affine in each chart and Du(z) is independent onze S. Definition (Veech group)
Veech (or lattice) surfaces
Cutting sequences of linear trajectories Givena a polygonal presentation of a (Veech) translation surface, label by an alphabet A pairs of glued sides
Brief history of cutting sequences characterizations
A characterization of Sturmian sequences via substitutions
Properties of the classical Lagrange spectrum
Hallray for Veech translation surfaces We generalize the result by Hall to any Veech translation surface
Affine deformations and Teichmueller curves Let S be a Veech surface (V(56) is a lattice)
Ideas of proofs of cutting sequences characterizations
The octagon: other transitions diagrams The action of gives labels permutations and transition diagrams D, for
Derived sequences Definition The derived sequence of an admissible quence is obtained by keeping followed by the same letter Example
Geometric interpreation of derivation for the octagon
Renormalization on the octagon Teichmüller disk
Bouw-Moeller derivation Given a cutting sequence w for Sa... we define a combinatorial derivation
Renormalization on the Bouw Moeller Teichmüller disk
Hall Rays in Lagrange Spectra of Veech surfaces Let S be a Veech surface. Consider a fundamental domain for V(5)
Hall Rays in Lagrange Spectra of Veech surfaces Let S be a Veech surface. Consider a fundamental domain for V(S).
Boundary expansions and wedges of saddle connections

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