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Two-generator subgroups of right-angled Artin groups are quasi-isometrically embedded

Group Theory 2015-10-14 v2

Abstract

We show that non-abelian two-generator subgroups of right-angled Artin groups are quasi-isometrically embedded free groups. This provides an alternate proof of a theorem of A. Baudisch: that all two-generator subgroups are free or free abelian. Additionally, it shows that they are quasi-isometrically embedded. Our theorem also gives a method for detecting groups that are not isomorphic to a subgroup of any RAAG. We present some counterexamples in subgroups with more than two generators.

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@article{arxiv.1412.0642,
  title  = {Two-generator subgroups of right-angled Artin groups are quasi-isometrically embedded},
  author = {Mike Carr},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.0642},
  year   = {2015}
}

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21 pages, 13 figures