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A cube complex for virtual Artin groups

Group Theory 2026-07-24 v1

Abstract

Let Γ\Gamma be a Coxeter graph, and let SS be its vertex set. An elemental complex over Γ\Gamma is an abstract simplicial complex D\mathcal D on SS that contains every pair {s,t}\{s, t\} with sts \neq t and ms,tm_{s,t} \neq \infty. To each elemental complex D\mathcal D, we associate a cube complex ΞD\Xi_\mathcal D on which the virtual Artin group VA[Γ]\rm VA [\Gamma] acts. We prove that ΞD\Xi_\mathcal D is connected, simply connected, and locally regular; that the action of VA[Γ]\rm VA[\Gamma] on ΞD\Xi_\mathcal D is regular, cocompact, and by isometries; and that the stabilizers of cells are parabolic subgroups. We finally prove that ΞÆD\XiÆ’_\mathcal D is CAT(0) if and only if D\mathcal D is a flag complex.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2607.24840,
  title  = {A cube complex for virtual Artin groups},
  author = {Jos{é} Galvez Mateos and Luis Paris},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.24840},
  year   = {2026}
}