Distinctness of two pseudo-Anosov maps
Abstract
In 1981, Arnoux and Yoccoz gave the first examples of pseudo-Anosov maps with odd degree stretch factors. In 1985, D.~Fried deduced the existence of a pseudo-Anosov map in genus three with the same stretch factor as the Arnoux-Yoccoz example in that genus, and asked if these were the same. We show that they are distinct. We do this by, in a sense, reversing Fried's construction; we show that the mapping torus of the pseudo-Anosov map induced by the Arnoux-Yoccoz map on the surface obtained by blowing-up its two singularities has no cross section which is a torus with two points blown-up.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals
Geometric and Algebraic Topology
Topological and Geometric Data Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Bulletin de la Société mathématique de France
- Publication date
- 30 April 2026
- Language
- EN