Universal Teichmuller Space

F. P. Gardiner; W. J. Harvey

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Universal Teichmuller Space

F. P. Gardiner·W. J. Harvey

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We present an outline of the theory of universal Teichmuller space, viewed as part of the theory of QS, the space of quasisymmetric homeomorphisms of a circle. Although elements of QS act in one dimension, most results depend on a two-dimensional proof. QS has a manifold structure modelled on a Banach space, and after factorization by PSL(2,R} it becomes a complex manifold. This quotient space contains deformation spaces of many types of dynamical system and for every hyperbolic Riemann surface, and in this naive sense it is universal. Here however, we focus on the analytic foundations of the theory necessary for applications to dynamical systems and rigidity. We divide the paper into two parts. The first part concerns the real theory of QS and results that can be stated purely in real terms; the basic properties are given mostly without proof, except in certain cases when an easy real-variable proof is available. The second part of the paper brings in the complex analysis and promotes the view that properties of quasisymmetric maps are most easily understood by consideration of their possible two-dimensional quasiconformal extensions.

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F. P. Gardiner, W. J. Harvey. 2000-12-18. Universal Teichmuller Space. https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0012168

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