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Large scale properties of groups; growth functions; Dehn functions; small cancellation properties; hyperbolicity and CAT(0); actions and representations; combinatorial group theory; presentations

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The ten most fundamental topics in geometric group theory

What are the ten most fundamental topics in geometric group theory? This is a pedagogical question prompted by the fact that I am teaching geometric group theory to undergraduates. They are expected ...
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Preserving non-conjugacy of loxodromic isometries in a Dehn filling

Suppose that $g$ and $h$ are non-conjugate loxodromic isometries in a cusped hyperbolic $3$-manifold $M$ of finite volume. Fix a cusp $T$ of $M$. Can I choose a hyperbolic Dehn filling of $M$ along $...
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Visual boundary vs Bowditch boundary [closed]

Is there any difference between the visual boundary of a relatively hyperbolic group and the Bowditch boundary of a relatively hyperbolic group? Visual boundary is generally associated to a CAT(0) ...
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$\mathrm{SL}(2,\mathbb{Z})$ finitely generated by using the Schwarz-Milnor lemma

Recently, I have been studying the modular group $G=\mathrm{SL}(2,\mathbb{Z})$, and I am trying to prove $G$ is finitely generated by using the Schwarz-Milnor lemma in geometric group theory.I am ...
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Is there a Cayley graph with end space infinite and discrete?

A Cayley graph of a finitely generated group must be locally finite, and we know end spaces of locally finite graphs must be compact - so we can't have an infinite and discrete end space in this ...
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