Deformation spaces of trees
Group Theory
2007-05-23 v2 Geometric Topology
Abstract
Let G be a finitely generated group. Two simplicial G-trees are said to be in the same deformation space if they have the same elliptic subgroups (if H fixes a point in one tree, it also does in the other). Examples include Culler-Vogtmann's outer space, and spaces of JSJ decompositions. We discuss what features are common to trees in a given deformation space, how to pass from one tree to all other trees in its deformation space, and the topology of deformation spaces. In particular, we prove that all deformation spaces are contractible complexes.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0605545,
title = {Deformation spaces of trees},
author = {Vincent Guirardel and Gilbert Levitt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0605545},
year = {2007}
}
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Update to published version. 43 pages