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Topology of Random Right Angled Artin Groups

Algebraic Topology 2011-01-11 v2 Group Theory

Abstract

In this paper we study topological invariants of a class of random groups. Namely, we study right angled Artin groups associated to random graphs and investigate their Betti numbers, cohomological dimension and topological complexity. The latter is a numerical homotopy invariant reflecting complexity of motion planning algorithms in robotics. We show that the topological complexity of a random right angled Artin group assumes, with probability tending to one, at most three values. We use a result of Cohen and Pruidze which expresses the topological complexity of right angled Artin groups in combinatorial terms. Our proof deals with the existence of bi-cliques in random graphs.

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@article{arxiv.0909.0887,
  title  = {Topology of Random Right Angled Artin Groups},
  author = {Armindo Costa and Michael Farber},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.0887},
  year   = {2011}
}

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20 pages, 2 figures