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Previously, the authors proved that the presentation complex of a one-relator group $G$ satisfies a geometric condition called negative immersions if every two-generator, one-relator subgroup of $G$ is free. Here, we prove that one-relator…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2024-02-09 Larsen Louder , Henry Wilton

We show that the mapping class group of a handlebody is a virtual duality group, in the sense of Bieri and Eckmann. In positive genus we give a description of the dualising module of any torsion-free, finite-index subgroup of the handlebody…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2026-05-15 Dan Petersen , Richard D. Wade

We develop the geometry of folding paths in Outer space and, as an application, prove that the complex of free factors of a free group of finite rank is hyperbolic.

Group Theory · Mathematics 2014-01-23 Mladen Bestvina , Mark Feighn

We calculate the bivariant local cyclic cohomology of the Banach convolution algebra of summable functions on a word-hyperbolic group. Our result implies that the Banach algebraic assembly map in local cyclic homology is an isomorphism for…

K-Theory and Homology · Mathematics 2016-12-23 Michael Puschnigg

We introduce the notion of a bicollapsible 2-complex. This allows us to generalize the hyperbolicity of one-relator groups with torsion to a broader class of groups with presentations whose relators are proper powers. We also prove that…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2020-02-10 Jonah Gaster , Daniel T. Wise

We give a complete classification of finitely generated virtually free groups up to $\forall\exists$-elementary equivalence. As a corollary, we give an algorithm that takes as input two finite presentations of virtually free groups, and…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2019-10-21 Simon André

We prove that the free splitting complex of a finite rank free group, also known as Hatcher's sphere complex, is hyperbolic.

Group Theory · Mathematics 2014-11-11 Michael Handel , Lee Mosher

Let $V$ be a complete discrete valuation ring, and let $G$ be either a word-hyperbolic group or a reductive $p$-adic group. We prove that the canonical morphism $V[G] \to V[G]^\dagger$ from the group algebra to its dagger completion is an…

K-Theory and Homology · Mathematics 2023-11-21 Devarshi Mukherjee

We show that if a H\"{o}lder continuous linear cocycle over a hyperbolic system is measurably conjugate to a cocycle taking values in a unipotent group, then the cocycle is H\"older continuously conjugate to a cocycle taking values in a…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2023-02-07 Jonathan DeWitt

We give an algorithm that decides whether a single equation in a group that is virtually a class $2$ nilpotent group with a virtually cyclic commutator subgroup, such as the Heisenberg group, admits a solution. This generalises the work of…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2023-06-22 Alex Levine

We use wreath products to provide criteria for a group to be conjugacy separable or omnipotent. These criteria are in terms of virtual retractions onto cyclic subgroups. We give two applications: a straightforward topological proof of the…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2008-09-16 Henry Wilton

Let G be an infinite cyclic extension, 1 -> B -> G -> Z -> 1, of a group B where the action of Z on the set of conjugacy classes of non-trivial elements of B is free. This class of groups includes certain ascending HNN-extensions with…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2010-07-06 Martin Fluch

By studying commensurators of virtually cyclic groups, we prove that every elementary amenable group of finite Hirsch length h and cardinality aleph-n admits a finite dimensional classifying space with virtually cyclic stabilizers of…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2012-06-06 Dieter Degrijse , Nansen Petrosyan

We investigate groups whose Cayley graphs have poor\-ly connected subgraphs. We prove that a finitely generated group has bounded separation in the sense of Benjamini--Schramm--Tim\'ar if and only if it is virtually free. We then prove a…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2020-11-09 David Hume , John M. Mackay

We completely determine the free parts of the set-theoretic Yang-Baxter (co)homology groups of finite cyclic biquandles, along with fully computing the torsion subgroups of their 1st and 2nd homology groups. Furthermore, we provide upper…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2024-10-15 Minyi Liang , Xiao Wang , Seung Yeop Yang

We give a combinatorial criterion that implies both the non-strong relative hyperbolicity and the one-endedness of a finitely generated group. We use this to show that many important classes of groups do not admit a strong relatively…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 James W. Anderson , Javier Aramayona , Kenneth J. Shackleton

We prove that amongst the class of free-by-cyclic groups, Gromov hyperbolicity is an invariant of the profinite completion. We show that whenever $G$ is a free-by-cyclic group with first Betti number equal to one, and $H$ is a…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-03 Sam Hughes , Monika Kudlinska

We give conditions of an extension of a free group to be hyperbolic and relatively hyperbolic using the dynamics of the action of $\out$ on the complex of free factors combined with the weak attraction theory. We work with subgroups of…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-11-05 Pritam Ghosh , Funda Gültepe

We prove that one-relator groups with negative immersions are hyperbolic and virtually special; this resolves a recent conjecture of Louder and Wilton. As a consequence, one-relator groups with negative immersions are residually finite,…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2024-06-28 Marco Linton

We prove that, given a torsion-free relatively hyperbolic group G with non-relatively-hyperbolic peripherals, isomorphic finite index subgroups of G have the same index. This applies for instance to fundamental groups of finite-volume…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-09-05 Nir Lazarovich , Gon Rahamim , Alessandro Sisto