A Gauss-Bonnet-Type Dichotomy for Unimodular Random Infinite Trivalent Hyperbolic Polyhedra

Abstract

We develop a unified geometric and probabilistic theory of conformal type for unimodular random infinite trivalent hyperbolic polyhedra in $\mathbb{H}^3$. By corresponding these with dual angled disk triangulations and regular circle patterns, we associate to each face an intrinsic geometric characteristic number $L_f(P)$, determined entirely by local dihedral geometry. For the root face $f$, we establish the unimodular Gauss-Bonnet formula $\mathbb{E}[L_f(P)] = 2\pi - (\pi/3)\mathbb{E}[deg(f)]$. Under natural tameness and admissibility assumptions, this yields a sharp dichotomy: a unimodular random trivalent hyperbolic polyhedron is parabolic precisely when $\mathbb{E}[L_f(P)] = 0$, and hyperbolic when $\mathbb{E}[L_f(P)] < 0$. Thus, global conformal type is governed by the expectation of a local geometric quantity. We also investigate the approximation of infinite polyhedra by finite ones. We prove that every admissible Benjamini-Schramm limit of uniformly face-rooted finite trivalent hyperbolic polyhedra is necessarily parabolic, revealing a geometric and topological obstruction to the existence of hyperbolic unimodular polyhedral limits. To study stochastic behavior in the hyperbolic regime, we overcome the failure of classical circle packing tools for unbounded degrees by establishing a refined ring lemma for regular circle patterns. This yields effective exponential control of adjacent circle radii via local flower degrees. Combined with boundary methods, we identify the Poisson boundary with the circle at infinity and prove positive hyperbolic speed for the face random walk. These results provide the first quantitative framework connecting local three-dimensional dihedral geometry, global conformal type, and asymptotic stochastic behavior of unimodular random infinite hyperbolic polyhedra.