On the moduli space of quadruples of points in the boundary of complex hyperbolic space

Abstract

We consider the space $\mathcal{M}$ of ordered quadruples of distinct points in the boundary of complex hyperbolic $n$-space, $\mathrm{ch}n,$ up to its holomorphic isometry group $\mathrm{PU}(n,1).$ One of the important problems in complex hyperbolic geometry is to construct and describe a moduli space for $\mathcal{M}$. For $n=2$, this problem was considered by Falbel, Parker, and Platis. The main purpose of this paper is to construct a moduli space for $\mathcal{M}$ for any dimension $n\ge 1$. The major innovation in our paper is the use of the Gram matrix instead of a standard position of points.

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