Length spectrum of large genus random metric maps

with S. Barazer, M. Liu
Forum Math. Sigma 13 (2025)

We study the length of short cycles on uniformly random metric maps (also known as ribbon graphs) of large genus using a Teichmüller theory approach. We establish that, as the genus tends to infinity, the length spectrum converges to a Poisson point process with intensity \[\lambda(\ell) = \frac{\cosh(\ell) - 1}{\ell}.\] This result extends the work of Janson and Louf to the multi-faced case.