Equivariant isometric immersions of surfaces in hyperbolic space

Abstract

Let $S$ be a closed, oriented surface of genus at least $2$, let $h$ be a smooth Riemannian metric on $S$ with curvature $K\in (-1,0]$, and let $c\in \cT_S$ be a conformal structure on $S$. There exists a unique equivariant isometric immersion of $(S,h)$ in $\HH^3$ such that the pull-back by the hyperbolic Gauss map of the conformal structure at infinity is $c$. Dually, if $h^{\ast }$ is a smooth metric on $S$ with curvature $K^{\ast }\in (-\infty ,0)$ and if $c\in \cT_S$, there exists a unique equivariant immersion of $S$ into $\HH^3$ with third fundamental form $h^{\ast }$ and such that the pull-back of the conformal class at infinity by the Gauss map is $c$. Equivalently, given $h$ and $c\in \cT_S$, there is a unique pair $(E,u)$ where $E$ is a hyperbolic end with conformal structure at infinity $c$ and $u$ is an isometric embedding of $(S,h)$ in $E$. Given $h^{\ast }$ and $c$, there exists a unique pair $(E,u^{\ast })$, where $E$ is a hyperbolic end with conformal structure at infinity $c$, and $u^{\ast }:S\to E$ is an embedding inducing the third fundamental form $h^{\ast }$. Those statements can be considered as a smooth counterpart of known or conjectural statements on the grafting map and on circle patterns.

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