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A Proof that Thompson's Groups have Infinitely Many Relative Ends

Group Theory 2007-08-13 v1

Abstract

We show that each of Thompson's groups F, T, and V have infinitely many ends relative to certain subgroups. We go on to show that T and V both have Serre's property FA, i.e., any action of T or V on a tree will have a fixed point. (The proof of the latter statement was originally due to Ken Brown, and our proof is based on his notes.)

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@article{arxiv.0708.1334,
  title  = {A Proof that Thompson's Groups have Infinitely Many Relative Ends},
  author = {Daniel Farley},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0708.1334},
  year   = {2007}
}

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11 pages, 1 figure

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