Abstract
We give sufficient conditions for the existence of equivariant harmonic maps from the universal cover of a Riemann surface B to the Teichmüller space of a genus g ≥ 2 surface ∑. The condition is in terms of the representation of the fundamental group of B to the mapping class group of ∑. The metric on Teichmüller space is chosen to be the Kähler hyperbolic metric. Examples of such representations arise from symplectic Lefschetz fibrations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 133-146 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Mathematical Research Letters |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics(all)