Relative Dehn fuctions, hyperbolically embedded subgroups and combination theorems
Abstract
Consider the following classes of pairs consisting of a group and a finite collection of subgroups: \mathcal{C}= \left\{ (G,\mathcal H) \mid \text{\mathcal{H}G} \right\} and \mathcal{D}= \left\{ (G,\mathcal H) \mid \text{the relative Dehn function of (G,\mathcal H) is well-defined} \right\}. Let be a group that splits as a finite graph of groups such that each vertex group is assigned a finite collection of subgroups , and each edge group is conjugate to a subgroup of some if is adjacent to . Then there is a finite collection of subgroups of such that: If each is in , then is in . If each is in , then is in . For any vertex and for any , the element is conjugate to an element in some if and only if is conjugate to an element in some . That edge groups are not assumed to be finitely generated and that they do not necessarily belong to a peripheral collection of subgroups of an adjacent vertex are the main differences between this work and previous results in the literature. The method of proof provides lower and upper bounds of the relative Dehn functions in terms of the relative Dehn functions of the vertex groups. These bounds generalize and improve analogous results in the literature.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2210.08938,
title = {Relative Dehn fuctions, hyperbolically embedded subgroups and combination theorems},
author = {Hadi Bigdely and Eduardo Martínez-Pedroza},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.08938},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
Version 3. Version accepted for publication in Glasgow Mathematical Journal