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On the quasi-isometric rigidity of graphs of surface groups

Group Theory 2023-06-13 v2 Geometric Topology

Abstract

Let Γ\Gamma be a word hyperbolic group with a cyclic JSJ decomposition that has only rigid vertex groups, which are all fundamental groups of closed surface groups. We show that any group HH quasi-isometric to Γ\Gamma is abstractly commensurable with Γ\Gamma.

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@article{arxiv.1904.10482,
  title  = {On the quasi-isometric rigidity of graphs of surface groups},
  author = {Alexander Taam and Nicholas W. M. Touikan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.10482},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

After some revisions, the referee identified a gap in the proof of Lemma 4.20. The following results are impacted: Corollary 4.28, Corollary 5.19, and Theorem A. The authors believe that Corollary 4.28 may be false. What can be recovered from Sections 5 and 6 is that Churro-Waffle spaces are action rigid. The authors still believe that Theorem A is true and are currently working on another proof