Interpolation of Markoff transformations on the Fricke surface
Sasaki, Takeshi ; Yoshida, Masaaki
Tohoku Math. J. (2), Tome 60 (2008) no. 1, p. 23-36 / Harvested from Project Euclid
By the Fricke surfaces, we mean the cubic surfaces defined by the equation $p^2+q^2+r^2-pqr-k=0$ in the Euclidean 3-space with the coordinates $(p,q,r)$ parametrized by constant $k$. When $k=0$, it is naturally isomorphic to the moduli of once-punctured tori. It was Markoff who found the transformations, called Markoff transformations, acting on the Fricke surface. The transformation is typically given by $(p,q,r)\mapsto (r,q,rq-p)$ acting on $\boldsymbol{R}^3$ that keeps the surface invariant. In this paper we propose a way of interpolating the action of Markoff transformation. As a result, we show that one portion of the Fricke surface with $k=4$ admits a ${\rm GL}(2,\boldsymbol{R})$-action extending the Markoff transformations.
Publié le : 2008-05-15
Classification:  Fricke surface,  Markoff transformation,  35J25,  28C15
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Sasaki, Takeshi; Yoshida, Masaaki. Interpolation of Markoff transformations on the Fricke surface. Tohoku Math. J. (2), Tome 60 (2008) no. 1, pp.  23-36. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1206734405/