An optimal systolic inequality for CAT(0) metrics in genus two
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We prove an optimal systolic inequality for CAT(0) metrics on a genus~2 surface. We use a Voronoi cell technique, introduced by C.~Bavard in the hyperbolic context. The equality is saturated by a flat singular metric in the conformal class defined by the smooth completion of the curve y^2=x^5-x. Thus, among all CAT(0) metrics, the one with the best systolic ratio is composed of six flat regular octagons centered at the Weierstrass points of the Bolza surface.
14 pages, 1 figure, to appear in Pacific J. Math
14 pages, 1 figure, to appear in Pacific J. Math