We construct quasiconformal deformations of convergence type
Fuchsian groups such that the resulting limit set is a Jordan
curve of Hausdorff dimension 1, but having tangents almost
nowhere. It is known that no divergence type group has such a
deformation. The main tools in this construction are (1) a
characterization of tangent points in terms of Peter Jones'
$\beta$'s, (2) a result of Stephen Semmes that gives a Carleson
type condition on a Beltrami coefficient which implies
rectifiability and (3) a construction of quasiconformal
deformations of a surface which shrink a given geodesic and whose
dilatations satisfy an exponential decay estimate away from the
geodesic.
@article{1051544322,
author = {Bishop, Christopher J.},
title = {Non-rectifiable limit sets of dimension one},
journal = {Rev. Mat. Iberoamericana},
volume = {18},
number = {1},
year = {2002},
pages = { 653-684},
language = {en},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/1051544322}
}
Bishop, Christopher J. Non-rectifiable limit sets of dimension one. Rev. Mat. Iberoamericana, Tome 18 (2002) no. 1, pp. 653-684. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1051544322/