It is proved that on any bounded domain in the complex Euclidean space C(n) the Bergman metric is always greater than or equal to the Carathéodory distance. This leads to a number of interesting consequences. Here two such consequences are given. (i) The Bergman metric is complete whenever the Carathéodory distance is complete on a bounded domain. (ii) The Weil-Petersson metric is not uniformly...

Purpose of review A relatively neglected topic to date has been the occurrence of concentrated epidemics within generalized epidemic settings and the potential role of targeted interventions in such settings. We review recent studies in high-risk groups as well as findings relating to geographical heterogeneity and the potential for targeting ‘high-transmission zones’ in the 10 countries with h...

In this paper we investigate the 2-Selmer rank in families of quadratic twists of elliptic curves over arbitrary number fields. We give sufficient conditions on an elliptic curve so that it has twists of arbitrary 2-Selmer rank, and we give lower bounds for the number of twists (with bounded conductor) that have a given 2-Selmer rank. As a consequence, under appropriate hypotheses we can find m...

Let T (S) be the Teichmüller space of an oriented surface S of finite type. We discuss the action of subgroups of the mapping class group of S on the CAT(0)-boundary of the completion of T (S) with respect to the Weil-Petersson metric. We show that the set of invariant Borel probability measures for the Weil-Petersson flow on moduli space which are supported on a closed orbit is dense in the sp...

We use ending laminations for Weil-Petersson geodesics to establish that bounded geometry is equivalent to bounded combinatorics for WeilPetersson geodesic segments, rays, and lines. Further, a more general notion of non-annular bounded combinatorics, which allows arbitrarily large Dehn-twisting, corresponds to an equivalent condition for Weil-Petersson geodesics. As an application, we show the...

In this paper we investigate the 2-Selmer rank in families of quadratic twists of elliptic curves over arbitrary number fields. We give sufficient conditions on an elliptic curve so that it has twists of arbitrary 2-Selmer rank, and we give lower bounds for the number of twists (with bounded conductor) that have a given 2-Selmer rank. As a consequence, under appropriate hypotheses we can find m...

In [12] and [13], Silverman discusses the problem of bounding the Mordell-Weil ranks of elliptic curves over towers of function fields. We first prove generalizations of the theorems of those two papers by a different method, allowing non-abelian Galois groups and removing the dependence on Tate’s conjectures. We then prove some theorems about the growth of Mordell-Weil ranks in towers of funct...

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In this paper, we investigate the geometric properties of random hyperbolic surfaces of large genus. We describe the relationship between the behavior of lengths of simple closed geodesics on a hyperbolic surface and properties of the moduli space of such surfaces. First, we study the asymptotic behavior of Weil-Petersson volume Vg,n of the moduli spaces of hyperbolic surfaces of genus g with n...

We introduce differentiable stacks and explain the relationship with Lie groupoids. Then we study S-bundles and S-gerbes over differentiable stacks. In particular, we establish the relationship between S-gerbes and groupoid S-central extensions. We define connections and curvings for groupoid S-central extensions extending the corresponding notions of Brylinski, Hitchin and Murray for S-gerbes ...