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Virtual specialness of the double

Group Theory 2026-05-22 v1

Abstract

Let GG be a virtually compact special Gromov-hyperbolic group. We prove that the double GHGG *_H G along a quasiconvex subgroup HH is virtually compact special. More generally, we show that if a finite graph of groups has constant vertex groups, with each vertex group virtually compact special Gromov-hyperbolic and each edge group quasiconvex in its adjacent vertex groups, then its fundamental group is virtually compact special.

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@article{arxiv.2605.21734,
  title  = {Virtual specialness of the double},
  author = {Changqian Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.21734},
  year   = {2026}
}

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14 pages, 2 figures. Comments welcome!

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