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Two Characterizations of Geometrically Infinite Actions on Gromov Hyperbolic Spaces

Group Theory 2026-04-16 v2

Abstract

We provide two new characterizations of geometrically infinite actions on Gromov hyperbolic spaces: one in terms of the existence of escaping geodesics, and the other via the presence of uncountably many non-conical limit points. These results extend corresponding theorems of Bonahon, Bishop, and Kapovich--Liu from the settings of Kleinian groups and pinched negatively curved manifolds to discrete groups acting properly on proper Gromov hyperbolic spaces.

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@article{arxiv.2602.19529,
  title  = {Two Characterizations of Geometrically Infinite Actions on Gromov Hyperbolic Spaces},
  author = {Chaodong Yang and Wenyuan Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.19529},
  year   = {2026}
}

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22 pages, 4 figures