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Paper surfaces and dynamical limits.

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  • 1IME-USP, São Paulo, Brazil.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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This study explores constructing surfaces by identifying polygon sides, focusing on infinite identifications. It identifies conditions for Riemann surfaces and discusses applications in dynamical systems theory.

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Area of Science:

  • Mathematics
  • Topology
  • Complex Analysis
  • Dynamical Systems Theory

Background:

  • Surface construction via polygon side identification is common in mathematics.
  • Previous work typically involves finite pairs of sides, e.g., a square yielding a torus.
  • This study extends the construction to infinitely many identified pairs of boundary segments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the topological, metric, and complex structures of surfaces formed by infinite polygon side identifications.
  • To establish conditions for the existence of a global complex structure (Riemann surface).
  • To explore applications in dynamical systems theory.

Main Methods:

  • Topological analysis of identified polygon boundaries.
  • Metric structure investigation of the resulting surfaces.
  • Complex structure analysis, including conditions for global complex structure and uniformizing maps.

Main Results:

  • The study provides a condition for the resulting surface to possess a global complex structure, classifying it as a Riemann surface.
  • A modulus of continuity for the uniformizing map is derived for these Riemann surfaces.
  • The construction is motivated by dynamical systems, with potential for completing families of such constructions.

Conclusions:

  • The construction of surfaces via infinite polygon side identifications yields surfaces with rich topological, metric, and complex properties.
  • The identified condition for Riemann surfaces is a key theoretical result.
  • The work opens avenues for applying these constructions in the context of dynamical systems and limits of such systems.