Entropy of systolically extremal surfaces and asymptotic bounds

Mikhail G. Katz, Stéphane Sabourau

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Abstract

We find an upper bound for the entropy of a systolically extremal surface, in terms of its systole. We combine the upper bound with Katok's lower bound in terms of the volume, to obtain a simpler alternative proof of Gromov's asymptotic estimate for the optimal systolic ratio of surfaces of large genus. Furthermore, we improve the multiplicative constant in Gromov's theorem. We show that every surface of genus at least 20 is Loewner. Finally, we relate, in higher dimension, the isoembolic ratio to the minimal entropy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1209-1220
Number of pages12
JournalErgodic Theory and Dynamical Systems
Volume25
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2005

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