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For compact Riemann surfaces, the collar theorem and Bers’ partition theorem are major tools for working with simple closed geodesics. The main goal of this article is to prove similar theorems for hyperbolic cone-surfaces. Hyperbolic two-dimensional orbifolds are a particular case of such surfaces. We consider all cone angles to be strictly less than π to be able to consider partitions.
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Emily B. Dryden—partially supported by the US National Science Foundation grant DMS-0306752.
Hugo Parlier—supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation grants 21-57251.99 and 20-68181.02.
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Dryden, E.B., Parlier, H. Collars and partitions of hyperbolic cone-surfaces. Geom Dedicata 127, 139–149 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-007-9172-6
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