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Directional asymptotic cones of groups equipped with bi-invariant metrics

Group Theory 2023-08-07 v2 Metric Geometry

Abstract

Given a bi-invariant metric on a group, we construct a version of an asymptotic cone without using ultrafilters. The new construction, called the directional asymptotic cone, is a contractible topological group equipped with a complete bi-invariant metric and admits a canonical Lipschitz homomorphism to the standard asymptotic cone. Moreover, the directional asymptotic cone of a countable group is separable.

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@article{arxiv.2207.12704,
  title  = {Directional asymptotic cones of groups equipped with bi-invariant metrics},
  author = {Jarek Kędra and Assaf Libman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.12704},
  year   = {2023}
}

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68 pages