Groups generated by two elliptic elements in PU(2,1)

Let $f$ and $g$ be two elliptic elements in $\mathbf{PU}(2,1)$ of order $m$ and $n$ respectively, where $m\geq n>2$. We prove that if the distance $\delta(f,g)$ between the complex lines or points fixed by $f$ and $g$ is large than a certain number, then the group $$ is discrete nonelementary and isomorphic to the free product $\mathbf{Z}_{m}*\mathbf{Z}_{n}$.Comment: 9 page

The topology of the Eisenstein-Picard modular surface

The Eisenstein-Picard modular surface $M$ is the quotient space of the complex hyperbolic plane by the modular group $\rm PU(2,1; \mathbb{Z}[\omega])$. We determine the global topology of $M$ as a 4-orbifold

Spherical CR uniformization of the "magic" 3-manifold

We show the 3-manifold at infinity of the complex hyperbolic triangle group $\Delta_{3,\infty,\infty;\infty}$ is the three-cusped "magic" 3-manifold $6_1^3$. We also show the 3-manifold at infinity of the complex hyperbolic triangle group $\Delta_{3,4,\infty;\infty}$ is the two-cusped 3-manifold $m295$ in the Snappy Census, which is a 3-manifold obtained by Dehn filling on one cusp of $6_1^3$. In particular, hyperbolic 3-manifolds $6_1^3$ and $m295$ admit spherical CR uniformizations. These results support our conjecture that the 3-manifold at infinity of the complex hyperbolic triangle group $\Delta_{3,n,m;\infty}$ is the one-cusped hyperbolic 3-manifold from the "magic" $6_1^3$ via Dehn fillings with filling slopes $(n-2)$ and $(m-2)$ on the first two cusps of it.Comment: 66 pages, 34 figures. Comments are welcome

A uniformizable spherical CR structure on a two-cusped hyperbolic 3-manifold

Let $\langle I_{1}, I_{2}, I_{3}\rangle$ be the complex hyperbolic $(4,4,\infty)$ triangle group. In this paper we give a proof of a conjecture of Schwartz for $\langle I_{1}, I_{2}, I_{3}\rangle$. That is $\langle I_{1}, I_{2}, I_{3}\rangle$ is discrete and faithful if and only if $I_1I_3I_2I_3$ is nonelliptic. When $I_1I_3I_2I_3$ is parabolic, we show that the even subgroup $\langle I_2 I_3, I_2I_1 \rangle$ is the holonomy representation of a uniformizable spherical CR structure on the two-cusped hyperbolic 3-manifold $s782$ in SnapPy notation