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The Teichmüller distance on the space of spherical CR structures

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We define the Teichmüller pseudodistance on the space of spherical CR structures on a fixed compact manifold by using quasiconformal mappings between spherical CR manifolds. The pseudodistance is shown to be a complete distance.

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Dedicated to Professor Sheng GONG on the occasion of his 75th birthday

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Wang, W. The Teichmüller distance on the space of spherical CR structures. SCI CHINA SER A 49, 1523–1538 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11425-006-2052-y

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