Teichmüller space

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Teichmüller space is a parameter space in complex analysis and geometry that classifies all marked conformal or hyperbolic structures on a given topological surface up to equivalence.

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Teichmüller space canonical 8
Teichmüller space of a surface 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mathematical concept
moduli space
parameter space
classifies Riemann surface structures up to equivalence
marked conformal structures on a surface
marked hyperbolic structures on a surface
definedFor oriented topological surface of finite type
dimensionOverC 3g-3+n for a surface of genus g with n punctures
dimensionOverR 6g-6+2n for a surface of genus g with n punctures
equivalenceRelation conformal equivalence via isotopy of markings
isotopy class of homeomorphisms to a fixed reference surface
field complex analysis
differential geometry
low-dimensional topology
generalizationOf upper half-plane as Teichmüller space of a torus
hasBoundaryConstruction Bers compactification
Gardiner–Masur compactification
Thurston compactification
hasCoordinateDescription Bers coordinates
Fenchel–Nielsen coordinates
hasMetric Teichmüller metric
Weil–Petersson metric
hasStructure Finsler manifold
complex manifold
metric space
real-analytic manifold
isConnected true
isContractible true
isSimplyConnected true
isUniversalCoverOf moduli space of Riemann surfaces
namedAfter Oswald Teichmüller
quotientBy mapping class group
quotientGives moduli space of Riemann surfaces
moduli space of curves
relatedConcept Beltrami differential
linked to: Beltrami equation

Bers embedding
Fenchel–Nielsen coordinates
Weil–Petersson symplectic form
mapping class group
moduli space of algebraic curves
quadratic differential
quasiconformal map
studiedBy Lars Ahlfors
Lipman Bers
Oswald Teichmüller
usedIn algebraic geometry
dynamics on moduli spaces
geometric group theory
hyperbolic geometry of surfaces
string theory

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Teichmüller curve definedIn Teichmüller space
Culler–Vogtmann Outer space analogueOf Teichmüller space
Culler–Vogtmann Outer space analogyWith Teichmüller space of a surface
linked to: Teichmüller space
Hitchin connection domain Teichmüller space
Fenchel–Nielsen coordinates domain Teichmüller space of a surface
linked to: Teichmüller space
Weil–Petersson metric definedOn Teichmüller space
Teichmüller metric definedOn Teichmüller space
Oswald Teichmüller hasConceptNamedAfter Teichmüller space