English

Quasi-isometry classification of RAAGs that split over cyclic subgroups

Group Theory 2022-07-22 v2

Abstract

For a one-ended right-angled Artin group, we give an explicit description of its JSJ tree of cylinders over infinite cyclic subgroups in terms of its defining graph. This is then used to classify certain right-angled Artin groups up to quasi-isometry. In particular, we show that if two right-angled Artin groups are quasi-isometric, then their JSJ trees of cylinders are weakly equivalent. Although the converse to this is not generally true, we define quasi-isometry invariants known as stretch factors that can distinguish quasi-isometry classes of RAAGs with weakly equivalence JSJ trees of cylinders. We then show that for many right-angled Artin groups, being weakly equivalent and having matching stretch factors is a complete quasi-isometry invariant.

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@article{arxiv.1803.05493,
  title  = {Quasi-isometry classification of RAAGs that split over cyclic subgroups},
  author = {Alexander Margolis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1803.05493},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

49 pages, 12 figures. The class of dovetail RAAGs is introduced and the main theorem is reformulated in terms of such RAAGs. Accepted by Groups, Geometry, and Dynamics

R2 v1 2026-06-23T00:53:29.233Z