A classification of $\mathbb{C}$-Fuchsian subgroups of Picard modular groups
A classification of $\mathbb{C}$-Fuchsian subgroups of Picard modular groups
Given an imaginary quadratic extension $K$ of $\mathbb{Q}$, we give a classification of the maximal nonelementary subgroups of the Picard modular group $\operatorname{PSU}_{1,2}(\mathcal{O}_K)$ preserving a complex geodesic in the complex hyperbolic plane $\mathbb{H}^2_\mathbb{C}$. Complementing work of Holzapfel, Chinburg-Stover and M\"oller-Toledo, we show that these maximal $\mathbb{C}$-Fuchsian subgroups are arithmetic, arising …