arXiv:2603.07649v2
Abstract
We establish an extreme value theorem for the geodesic flow on the hyperbolic surface associated with the theta group . To capture excursions into both cusps of this surface, we introduce a generalized continued fraction algorithm obtained by splicing the even and odd--odd continued fraction maps into a single dynamical system. We prove that the natural extension of this map is isomorphic to the first return map of the geodesic flow on a suitable cross-section. Using spectral properties of the associated transfer operator, we derive a Galambos-type extreme value law for the digits of the spliced continued fraction. This symbolic result is then translated into a geometric extreme value theorem describing maximal cusp excursions of geodesics on .
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01Statements2 reported findingsNo statement issues found
The extreme-value law for spliced continued-fraction digits and its geometric cusp-excursion counterpart are correctly normalized. The cross-section, return-time constant, and conversion factor agree with the invariant measures and the digit tail. No mathematical statement requiring correction was found.
The digit maximum has the stated Fréchet-type limit
PDF pages 3 and 18–23 · Theorem 1.1 and Section 4 · arXiv:2603.07649v2
The invariant tail satisfies with . The spectral-gap estimate supplies exponentially decaying relative correlations for separated exceedances. Inclusion–exclusion, with close clusters and high-order tails controlled separately, then gives at threshold .
The geometric height law has the correct time normalization
PDF pages 3–4 and 23–28 · Theorem 1.2 and Section 5 · arXiv:2603.07649v2
The mean return time is , while the digit threshold constant is , so their ratio is . The maximal distance differs from the logarithm of the maximal digit by errors tending to zero, and concentration of the return count transfers the digit law to the deterministic time interval.
02Proofs2 reported findingsNo proof issues found
The natural-extension coding, transfer-operator argument, exceedance estimates, and conversion from symbolic digits to geometric excursions form a complete chain. Boundary excursions, the extra terminal excursion, arbitrary absolutely continuous initial measures, and random return counts are accounted for. No incorrect or materially incomplete proof was found.
The symbolic system is matched to the geodesic return map
PDF pages 11–16 · Section 3 · arXiv:2603.07649v2
The branch matrices take each cross-section component to the component prescribed by the spliced digit, giving the natural extension of the interval map after the stated coordinate change. Integrating the roof function against the invariant cross-section measure recovers the Liouville volume and hence the displayed almost-sure return-time constant.
Digit size and excursion height are compared with vanishing error
PDF pages 24–28 · Section 5 · arXiv:2603.07649v2
Each spliced digit counts the quadrilaterals crossed in one excursion and differs from the exponential midpoint height by a bounded amount. Excursions in compact geometric regimes contribute only a transient bounded error, while large excursions give an exponentially small distance error. The additional -st excursion handles a return point already high in a cusp, and ergodicity concentrates the number of returns around .
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