The Tits alternative for Out(F_n) I: Dynamics of exponentially-growing automorphisms

Mladen Bestvina; Mark Feighn; Michael Handel

The Tits alternative for Out(F_n) I: Dynamics of exponentially-growing automorphisms

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v2

Authors: Mladen Bestvina , Mark Feighn , Michael Handel

Abstract

The Tits alternative for Out(F_n) is reduced to the case where all elements in the subgroup under consideration grow polynomially.

Keywords

tits alternative out(f_n) exponentially-growing automorphisms polynomial growth dynamics

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/9712217,
  title  = {The Tits alternative for Out(F_n) I: Dynamics of exponentially-growing automorphisms},
  author = {Mladen Bestvina and Mark Feighn and Michael Handel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9712217},
  year   = {2007}
}