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| author | Troyanov, Marc |
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| contents | We provide a self-contained geometric description of the geodesic flow in the three-dimensional Lie group $\mathrm{Sol}$, one of Thurston's eight model geometries. The geometry of geodesics is governed by a single invariant $k\in[0,1]$, its modulus. Generic geodesics spiral around an axis, with well-defined amplitude $A(k)$, period $T(k)$, and horizontal drift $H(k)$. We characterize minimal geodesic segments and the cut locus, and obtain an asymptotic estimate showing that distances between points at the same altitude grow logarithmically. This work builds on previous work by Grayson and Coiculescu--Schwartz, but develops an alternative geometric and dynamical viewpoint. |
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| spellingShingle | The Choreography of Geodesics in SOL Troyanov, Marc Differential Geometry Dynamical Systems 53C22, 53C20, 37J35, 70H03 We provide a self-contained geometric description of the geodesic flow in the three-dimensional Lie group $\mathrm{Sol}$, one of Thurston's eight model geometries. The geometry of geodesics is governed by a single invariant $k\in[0,1]$, its modulus. Generic geodesics spiral around an axis, with well-defined amplitude $A(k)$, period $T(k)$, and horizontal drift $H(k)$. We characterize minimal geodesic segments and the cut locus, and obtain an asymptotic estimate showing that distances between points at the same altitude grow logarithmically. This work builds on previous work by Grayson and Coiculescu--Schwartz, but develops an alternative geometric and dynamical viewpoint. |
| title | The Choreography of Geodesics in SOL |
| topic | Differential Geometry Dynamical Systems 53C22, 53C20, 37J35, 70H03 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.03726 |