The Hilbert area of inscribed triangles and quadrilaterals

Abstract

Hilbert volume is an invariant of real projective geometry. Polygons inscribed in polygons are considered for the real projective plane. The correspondence between Fock-Goncharov and Cartesian coordinates is examined. Degeneration and Hilbert area of inscribed quadrilaterals are analyzed. A microlocal condition is developed for bounded Hilbert area under degeneration. The condition is applied to give a sequence of strictly convex domains with bounded Hilbert area and divergent Goldman parameters.