Skein and cluster algebras of punctured surfaces
We prove the full Fock--Goncharov conjecture for the $\mathcal{A}_{SL_2,Σ_{g,p}}$-cluster variety associated with the moduli space of decorated twisted $SL_2$-local systems on triangulable surfaces $Σ_{g,p}$ with at least two punctures. Equivalently, we show that the tagged skein algebra $Sk^{ta}(Σ)$, identified with the middle cluster algebra $\mathrm{mid}(\mathcal{A})$, coincides with the upper cluster algebra $U(Σ)$. Inspired by the work of Shen--Sun--Weng, we introduce a localized cluster variety $\mathring{\mathcal{A}}$ whose positive real locus is the decorated Teichmüller space $\mathcal{T}^d(Σ)$. For $p\geq2$, its ring of global sections is the normalization of the classical Roger--Yang skein algebra $Sk^{RY}_{q\to1}(Σ)$ and equals that algebra except for the four-punctured sphere. In the equality cases, the quantum Roger--Yang skein algebra $Sk^{RY}_q(Σ)$ provides a quantization of this global-section ring. We prove normality of $Sk^{ta}(Σ)$ for $p\geq2$, complementing its known Gorenstein property, and normality of $Sk^{RY}_{q\to1}(Σ)$ for every triangulable $Σ_{g,p}$ other than $Σ_{0,4}$. We also prove finite generation of $U(Σ_{g,p})$ for every triangulable $Σ_{g,p}$, including the once-punctured case.