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Relative numbers of ends and quasi-median graphs

Group Theory 2026-04-09 v1 Combinatorics Geometric Topology Metric Geometry

Abstract

Given a finitely generated GG and a subgraph HGH \leq G, the relative number of ends e(G,H)e(G,H) is the number of ends of a Schreier graph Sch(G,H)\mathrm{Sch}(G,H) and the number of coends e~(G,H)\tilde{e}(G,H) is the maximal number of HH-infinite components of the complement of a neighbourhood of HH in GG. Generalising Sageev's characterisation of codimension-one subgroups in terms of actions on CAT(0) cube complexes, we characterise the number of relative ends and the number of coends of a pair (G,H)(G,H) in terms of actions on quasi-median graphs.

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@article{arxiv.2604.06686,
  title  = {Relative numbers of ends and quasi-median graphs},
  author = {Anthony Genevois},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.06686},
  year   = {2026}
}

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42 pages, 18 figures. Comments are welcome!