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For g ≥ 2 let τ g be the Teichmüller space of hyperbolic metrics on a closed surface of genus g, and let ∂τ g be its Thurston boundary. Using intersection with 6g – 5 simple closed geodesics, we construct an embedding of ∂τ g into the real projective space ℝP 6g-6.
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Hamenstädt, U. (2003). Parametrizations of Teichmüller Space and Its Thurston Boundary. In: Hildebrandt, S., Karcher, H. (eds) Geometric Analysis and Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55627-2_5
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