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Hyperbolic groups with 1-dimensional boundary

Group Theory 2007-05-23 v1 Geometric Topology

Abstract

If a torsion-free hyperbolic group G has 1-dimensional boundary, then the boundary is a Menger curve or a Sierpinski carpet provided G does not split over a cyclic group. When the boundary of G is a Sierpinski carpet we show that G is a quasi-convex subgroup of a 3-dimensional hyperbolic Poincare duality group. We also construct a ``topologically rigid'' hyperbolic group G: any homeomorphism of the boundary of G is induced by an element of G.

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@article{arxiv.math/9806059,
  title  = {Hyperbolic groups with 1-dimensional boundary},
  author = {Michael Kapovich and Bruce Kleiner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9806059},
  year   = {2007}
}