arXiv · 2004.07508
A non-Archimedean analogue of Teichmüller space and its tropicalization
Abstract
In this article we use techniques from tropical and logarithmic geometry to construct a non-Archimedean analogue of Teichmüller space $\overline{\mathcal{T}}_g$ whose points are pairs consisting of a stable projective curve over a non-Archimedean field and a Teichmüller marking of the topological fundamental group of its Berkovich analytification. This construction is closely related to and inspired by the classical construction of a non-Archimedean Schottky space for Mumford curves by Gerritzen and Herrlich. We argue that the skeleton of non-Archimedean Teichmüller space is precisely the tropical Teichmüller space introduced by Chan-Melo-Viviani as a simplicial completion of Culler-Vogtmann Outer space. As a consequence, Outer space turns out to be a strong deformation retract of the locus of smooth Mumford curves in $\overline{\mathcal{T}}_g$.
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Martin Ulirsch. 2020-04-16. A non-Archimedean analogue of Teichmüller space and its tropicalization. https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.07508
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