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| author | Chu, Cho-Ho Cueto-Avellaneda, María Lemmens, Bas |
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| contents | Given a Hermitian symmetric space $M$ of noncompact type, we give a complete description of the horofunctions in the metric compactification of $M$ with respect to the Carathéodory distance, via the realisation of $M$ as the open unit ball $D$ of a Banach space $(V,\|\cdot\|)$ equipped with a Jordan structure, called a $\mathrm{JB}^*$-triple. The Carathéodory distance $ρ$ on $D$ has a Finsler structure. It is the integrated distance of the Carathéodory differential metric, and the norm $\|\cdot\|$ in the realisation is the Carathéodory norm with respect to the origin $0\in D$. We also identify the horofunctions of the metric compactification of $(V,\|\cdot\|)$ and relate its geometry and global topology to the closed dual unit ball (i.e., the polar of $D$). Moreover, we show that the exponential map $\exp_0 \colon V \longrightarrow D$ at $0\in D$ extends to a homeomorphism between the metric compactifications of $(V,\|\cdot\|)$ and $(D,ρ)$, preserving the geometric structure. Consequently, the metric compactification of $M$ admits a concrete realisation as the closed dual unit ball of $(V,\|\cdot\|)$. |
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| spellingShingle | Horofunctions and metric compactification of noncompact Hermitian symmetric spaces Chu, Cho-Ho Cueto-Avellaneda, María Lemmens, Bas Differential Geometry Complex Variables Metric Geometry 32M15, 17C65, 46L70, 53C60 Given a Hermitian symmetric space $M$ of noncompact type, we give a complete description of the horofunctions in the metric compactification of $M$ with respect to the Carathéodory distance, via the realisation of $M$ as the open unit ball $D$ of a Banach space $(V,\|\cdot\|)$ equipped with a Jordan structure, called a $\mathrm{JB}^*$-triple. The Carathéodory distance $ρ$ on $D$ has a Finsler structure. It is the integrated distance of the Carathéodory differential metric, and the norm $\|\cdot\|$ in the realisation is the Carathéodory norm with respect to the origin $0\in D$. We also identify the horofunctions of the metric compactification of $(V,\|\cdot\|)$ and relate its geometry and global topology to the closed dual unit ball (i.e., the polar of $D$). Moreover, we show that the exponential map $\exp_0 \colon V \longrightarrow D$ at $0\in D$ extends to a homeomorphism between the metric compactifications of $(V,\|\cdot\|)$ and $(D,ρ)$, preserving the geometric structure. Consequently, the metric compactification of $M$ admits a concrete realisation as the closed dual unit ball of $(V,\|\cdot\|)$. |
| title | Horofunctions and metric compactification of noncompact Hermitian symmetric spaces |
| topic | Differential Geometry Complex Variables Metric Geometry 32M15, 17C65, 46L70, 53C60 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.06943 |