TY - JOUR TI - The skein algebra of arcs and links and the decorated Teichmüller space DO - https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3183528 PY - 2013 AB - This dissertation is based on a joint work with Dr. Julien Roger. We define an associative $mathbb{C}[[h]]$--algebra $AS_h(Sigma)$ generated by framed arcs and links over a punctured surface $Sigma$ which is a quantization of the Poisson algebra $C(Sigma)$ of arcs and curves on $Sigma$. We also construct a Poisson algebra homomorphism from $C(Sigma)$ to the space of smooth functions on the decorated Teichmuller space endowed with the Weil-Petersson Poisson structure. The construction relies on a collection of geodesic lengths identities in hyperbolic geometry which generalizes Penner's Ptolemy relation, the trace identity and Wolpert's cosine formula. KW - Mathematics KW - Low-dimensional topology KW - Geometry, Hyperbolic KW - Poisson algebras LA - eng ER -