The compact cores of the thrice-punctured sphere #
For ρ > 0, the compact core compactCore ρ of ℂ ∖ {0, 1} is the set of points at distance
at least ρ from each of the three punctures, measured in the standard local coordinate z,
1 - z or 1 / z at 0, 1 or ∞:
compactCore ρ = {z | ρ ≤ ‖z‖ ∧ ρ ≤ ‖z - 1‖ ∧ ‖z‖ ≤ ρ⁻¹}.
It is compact, and every compact subset of ℂ ∖ {0, 1} lies in one of them, so the complements
of the compact cores form a basis of the cocompact filter: going to infinity in ℂ ∖ {0, 1}
means approaching one of the three punctures. The core of radius 1 / 2 is the complement of
the three standard punctured neighbourhoods.
A finite cover of ℂ ∖ {0, 1} is a proper map, so the preimage of every compact core is compact.
This is the compactness input for filling in the punctures of a finite cover: for small ρ > 0,
the cover is the union of the compact preimage of compactCore ρ and of its parts over the closed
punctured discs 0 < ‖w‖ ≤ ρ in the coordinates w at 0, 1 and ∞. In the filling charts,
each of these parts becomes a finite union of closed discs, hence compact, once its centres are
added.
Main definitions #
TauCeti.ThricePuncturedSphere.compactCore: the points at distance at leastρfrom the three punctures.
Main results #
TauCeti.ThricePuncturedSphere.isCompact_compactCore: the compact cores are compact.TauCeti.ThricePuncturedSphere.exists_subset_compactCore: every compact set lies in a compact core.TauCeti.ThricePuncturedSphere.hasBasis_cocompact: the complements of the compact cores form a basis of the cocompact filter.TauCeti.ThricePuncturedSphere.compactCore_one_half: the compact core of radius1 / 2is the complement of the three standard punctured neighbourhoods.TauCeti.ThricePuncturedSphere.Puncture.mem_compactCore_iff: on the standard punctured neighbourhood of a puncture, the compact core of radiusρ > 0is cut out by the standard coordinate having norm at least2 * ρ.IsCoveringMap.isCompact_preimage_compactCore: a covering map ofℂ ∖ {0, 1}with one finite fibre has compact preimage over every compact core.
References #
- E. Girondo and G. González-Diez, Introduction to Compact Riemann Surfaces and Dessins d'Enfants, London Mathematical Society Student Texts 79, Cambridge University Press, 2012, §1.2.7.
The compact core of radius ρ of the thrice-punctured sphere: the points at distance at
least ρ from 0 and from 1, and at distance at most ρ⁻¹ from 0. In the standard local
coordinates z, 1 - z and 1 / z at the three punctures, for ρ > 0 these are the points whose
coordinate has norm at least ρ. For ρ ≤ 0, the compact core is empty.
Instances For
The compact core is compact: for ρ > 0 its image in ℂ is closed and bounded and avoids the
two finite punctures, and for ρ ≤ 0 it is empty.
Every compact subset of the thrice-punctured sphere lies in a compact core: on a compact set, the distances to the three punctures in their local coordinates are bounded below by a positive constant.
The complements of the compact cores of positive radius form a basis of the cocompact filter on the thrice-punctured sphere.
On the standard punctured neighbourhood of a puncture, the compact core of radius ρ > 0
consists of the points whose standard coordinate has norm at least 2 * ρ: the cores are the
complements of the punctured discs of radius 2 * ρ about the three punctures in these
coordinates.
The compact core of radius 1 / 2 is the complement of the three standard punctured
neighbourhoods of 0, 1 and ∞.
The compact core of a finite cover. A covering map of the thrice-punctured sphere with one finite fibre has finite fibres everywhere, so it is proper and the preimage of every compact core is compact.