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Divisible convex sets with properly embedded cones

Geometric Topology 2025-07-16 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

In this article we construct many examples of properly convex irreducible domains divided by Zariski dense relatively hyperbolic groups in every dimension at least 3. This answers a question of Benoist. Relative hyperbolicity and non-strict convexity are captured by a family of properly embedded cones (convex hulls of points and ellipsoids) in the domain. Our construction is most flexible in dimension 3 where we give a purely topological criterion for the existence of a large deformation space of geometrically controlled convex projective structures with totally geodesic boundary on a compact 3-manifold.

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@article{arxiv.2302.07177,
  title  = {Divisible convex sets with properly embedded cones},
  author = {Pierre-Louis Blayac and Gabriele Viaggi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.07177},
  year   = {2025}
}

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90 pages. Comments are welcome!

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