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Property FA for random $\ell$-gonal groups

Group Theory 2025-05-13 v1 Probability

Abstract

In the binomial \ell-gonal model for random groups, where the random relations all have fixed length 3\ell\geq 3 and the number of generators goes to infinity, we establish a double threshold near density d=1d=\frac{1}{\ell} where the group goes from being free to having Serre's property FA. As a consequence, random \ell-gonal groups at densities 1<d<12\frac{1}{\ell} < d< \frac{1}{2} have boundaries homeomorphic to the Menger sponge, and 1\frac{1}{\ell} is also the threshold for finiteness of Out(G)\mathrm{Out}(G). We also see that the thresholds for property FA and Kazhdan's property (T) differ when 4\ell \geq 4. Our methods are inspired by work of Antoniuk-Luczak-\'Swi\k{a}tkowski and Dahmani-Guirardel-Przytycki.

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@article{arxiv.2505.07424,
  title  = {Property FA for random $\ell$-gonal groups},
  author = {Emily Clement and John M. Mackay},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.07424},
  year   = {2025}
}

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15 pages

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