Virtual specialness of the double
Group Theory
2026-05-22 v1
Abstract
Let be a virtually compact special Gromov-hyperbolic group. We prove that the double along a quasiconvex subgroup is virtually compact special. More generally, we show that if a finite graph of groups has constant vertex groups, with each vertex group virtually compact special Gromov-hyperbolic and each edge group quasiconvex in its adjacent vertex groups, then its fundamental group is virtually compact special.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2605.21734,
title = {Virtual specialness of the double},
author = {Changqian Li},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.21734},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
14 pages, 2 figures. Comments welcome!