Bolza surface conjecture for extremal-length systoles in genus 2

Let M2\mathcal{M}_2 denote the moduli space of conformal classes of closed genus-22 surfaces. For a conformal class XM2X\in\mathcal{M}_2, let sysEL(X)\operatorname{sys}_{\operatorname{EL}}(X) be the minimum extremal length of an essential simple closed curve on XX. Bolza surface conjecture. The maximum of sysEL\operatorname{sys}_{\operatorname{EL}} in genus 22 is attained by the conformal class of the Bolza surface. The Bolza surface is known to realize the maximum of the hyperbolic systole in genus 22 and also appears as a maximizer for other notions of systolic length; whether it maximizes the extremal-length systole remains open.

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Dídac Martínez-Granado and Franco Vargas Pallete, “Comparing hyperbolic and extremal lengths for shortest curves”, arXiv:1911.09078 (2025).

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