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On hyperbolic groups with spheres as boundary

Geometric Topology 2009-11-20 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

Let G be a torsion-free hyperbolic group and let n > 5 be an integer. We prove that G is the fundamental group of a closed aspherical manifold if the boundary of G is homeomorphic to an (n-1)-dimensional sphere.

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@article{arxiv.0911.3725,
  title  = {On hyperbolic groups with spheres as boundary},
  author = {Arthur Bartels and Wolfgang Lueck and Shmuel Weinberger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.3725},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages

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