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The automorphism group of a free-by-cyclic groups in rank 2

Group Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Let ϕ\phi be an automorphism of a free group FnF_n of rank nn, and let Mϕ=FnϕZM_{\phi}=F_n \rtimes_{\phi} \mathbb{Z} be the corresponding mapping torus of ϕ\phi. We study the group Out(Mϕ)Out(M_{\phi}) under certain technical conditions on ϕ\phi. Moreover, in the case of rank 2, we classify the cases when this group is finite or virtually cyclic, depending on the conjugacy class of the image of ϕ\phi in GL2(Z)GL_2(\mathbb{Z}).

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@article{arxiv.math/0602327,
  title  = {The automorphism group of a free-by-cyclic groups in rank 2},
  author = {O. Bogopolski and A. Martino and E. Ventura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0602327},
  year   = {2007}
}

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14 pages