Lengths of saddle connections on random translation surfaces of large genus
We determine the distribution of the number of saddle connections on a random translation surface of large genus. More specifically, for genus g tending to infinity, the number of saddle connections with lengths in a given interval [a/g, b/g] converges in distribution to a Poisson distributed random variable. Furthermore, the numbers of saddle connections associated to disjoint intervals of lengths are independent.
Authors
- Kasra Rafi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9343-3889)
- Howard Masur
- Anja Randecker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5991-4542)
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University of Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici
- Published
- 2026-05-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4171/cmh/623
- Primary Topic
- Geometry and complex manifolds
- Type
- preprint
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00