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Thickness and relative hyperbolicity for graphs of multicurves

Geometric Topology 2022-09-23 v2

Abstract

We prove that any graph of multicurves satisfying certain natural properties is either hyperbolic, relatively hyperbolic, or thick. Further, this geometric characterization is determined by the set of subsurfaces that intersect every vertex of the graph. This extends previously established results for the pants graph and the separating curve graph to a broad family of graphs associated to surfaces.

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@article{arxiv.2010.06464,
  title  = {Thickness and relative hyperbolicity for graphs of multicurves},
  author = {Jacob Russell and Kate M. Vokes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.06464},
  year   = {2022}
}

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Version accepted for publication by the Journal of Topology

R2 v1 2026-06-23T19:18:54.913Z