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Divergence functions in hyperbolic groups

Gromov hyperbolicity has many characterizations, one of them being the existence of a super-linear divergence function, see definition below. We note that in $\mathbb{R}^2$ there is no divergence ...
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Relation of geometric and polyhedral convergence

By Proposition 3.10(i) of Jorgensen and Marden's 1990 Algebraic and geometric convergence of Kleinian groups, "[A] sequence $\{G_n\}$ of Kleinian groups converges geometrically to a Kleinian ...
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Is the canonical map from isometry group of a Gromov hyperbolic space to homeomorphisms of its Gromov boundary injective?

Suppose X is a proper Gromov hyperbolic space and $\partial X$ is its Gromov boundary. It is well-known that there is a canonical group homomorphism $\Phi$ from the isometry group of X to the group ...
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Cancellation of elements in the Gromov boundary of a free group

Let $A$ be a finite set of free generators and their inverses and $F$ the free group generated by elements in $A$ (some call $A$ the alphabet of $F$). For each $g\in F$, use $\vert\,g\,\vert$ to ...
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Gromov hyperbolicity constant vs. Gromov-Hausdorff distance to a tree

Let $X$ be a compact, geodesic metric space which is Gromov hyperbolic with a constant $\delta>0$. To fix scaling, let us also assume that $X$ has diameter $1$. To fix a definition of Gromov ...
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Rational stable translation length

Let $G$ be a finitely generated group and $S$ a finite generating set and consider the word metric associated to $S$. If $g\in G$, define its stable translation length as $l(g)=\lim_n \frac{d(e,g^n)}{...
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Are geometric actions on CAT(0) spaces with isolated flats minimal on the boundary?

Suppose $X$ is a $CAT(0)$ space with isolated flats, $\partial X$ its visual boundary and $G$ acts properly discontinuously amd cocompactly on $X$. Must the $G$ action on $\partial X$ have a dense ...
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Equivalent definitions of Gromov hyperbolicity

Let $X$ be a metric space. I'd like to collect as many definitions of Gromov hyperbolicity or $\delta$-hyperbolicity of $X$ as possible. I'm happy for the definitions to require some niceness ...
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Are there examples of hyperbolic manifolds with finite Bowen-Margulis measure and fundamental group which is not relatively hyperbolic?

It is well known that a geometrically finite hyperbolic manifold (quotient of $H^n$) has finite Bowen-Margulis measure. Marc Peigné [1] constructed examples of geometrically infinite hyperbolic ...
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Thickness and hierarchical hyperbolicity

Thick metric spaces were introduced by Behrstock, Drutu and Mosher, see here. Hierarchically hyperbolic spaces were introduced by Behrstock, Hagen and Sisto, see here. I've heard that it is open ...
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Topology on the boundary compactification $X^{-}=\partial X\cup X$ of a Gromov-hyperbolic space

Consider a proper geodesic $\delta$-hyperbolic space $X$ (in the sense of Gromov). Let ∂𝑋 be its Gromov boundary. In the book "Geometric Group Theory" by Cornelia Druţu and Michael Kapovich https://...
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Parabolic subgroups of relatively hyperbolic and CAT(0) groups

Let $G$ be a finitely generated group. We say that $G$ is CAT(0) if it acts properly and co-compactly by isometries on a CAT(0) space. We say it is hyperbolic relative to a collection $\Omega$ of ...
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Hausdorff dimension of radial limit sets for divergence type subgroups

Let $X$ be a proper $CAT(-1)$ space. Let $\Gamma<Isom(X)$ be a subgroup of divergence type. Is it true that the Hausdorff dimension of the radial limit set of $\Gamma$ in $\partial X$ is equal to ...
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local quasi geodesics in hyperbolic spaces

I asked this question on math stackexchange (see here) but didn't get any answer so I thought I post it here too. We have the following two well-known Theorems: T1) For all $\delta > 0, \lambda ...
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Are there CAT(-1) spaces which are not trees whose Gromov boundary is disconnected?

Are there some examples of CAT(-1) spaces which are not trees which have disconnected Gromov boundary?
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When is a word metric on a CAT(-1) group a bounded distance from the orbit map of an isometric action on some CAT(-k) metric space?

Let $\Gamma$ be a group admitting a discrete and cocompact action on a CAT(-1) space. Let $d$ a word metric on $\Gamma$ coming from some finite set of generators. My question is: Does there exist a ...