Branched Bending in Finite-Volume Hyperbolic Manifolds

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contents We define branched bending deformations as deformations supported on a piecewise totally geodesic complex of $(n-1)$-dimensional faces meeting along $(n-2)$-dimensional branching loci. These are a generalization of bending deformations, as introduced by Johnson and Millson. We give a lower bound on the dimension of the (infinitesimal) deformation space supported on a branched bending complex, and in doing so generalize a result of Bart and Scannell. We give equations describing these deformations in the setting of deforming to higher hyperbolic geometry and real projective geometry. As a special example of branched bending, we construct infinitesimal deformations supported on the link complement of the Borromean Rings (also known as the link $6^3_2$), recovering a special case of a theorem due to Menasco and Reid.
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spellingShingle Branched Bending in Finite-Volume Hyperbolic Manifolds
Monroe, Casandra D.
Geometric Topology
Differential Geometry
57M50
We define branched bending deformations as deformations supported on a piecewise totally geodesic complex of $(n-1)$-dimensional faces meeting along $(n-2)$-dimensional branching loci. These are a generalization of bending deformations, as introduced by Johnson and Millson. We give a lower bound on the dimension of the (infinitesimal) deformation space supported on a branched bending complex, and in doing so generalize a result of Bart and Scannell. We give equations describing these deformations in the setting of deforming to higher hyperbolic geometry and real projective geometry. As a special example of branched bending, we construct infinitesimal deformations supported on the link complement of the Borromean Rings (also known as the link $6^3_2$), recovering a special case of a theorem due to Menasco and Reid.
title Branched Bending in Finite-Volume Hyperbolic Manifolds
topic Geometric Topology
Differential Geometry
57M50
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.22004