Classifies surface Houghton groups and their subgroups up to certain equivalences.
problem Classifying surface Houghton groups and their subgroups.
method Classification based on isomorphism, commensurability, and quasi-isometry.
result Surface Houghton groups and their subgroups classified up to specified equivalences.
Researchers compute BNSR-invariants for surface Houghton groups.
problem Computing BNSR-invariants for surface Houghton groups.
method Proved Stein--Farley cube complex is CAT(0), adapted Zaremsky's method.
result Computed BNSR-invariants of surface Houghton groups.
Surface Houghton groups are studied for their mapping class properties.
problem Understanding the mapping class properties of surface Houghton groups.
method Analyzing the asymptotic rigidity and monodromy homeomorphisms of fibered components.
result Surface Houghton groups are of type Fn−1 but not of type FPn. Study of mapping class groups of infinite graphs, focusing on their finiteness and commensurability.
problem Understanding the finiteness properties and commensurability of mapping class groups of infinite graphs.
method Investigation of asymptotically rigid mapping class groups, construction of explicit presentations, and analysis of algebraic and geometric properties.
result Graph Houghton groups are not commensurable with other known Houghton-type groups, defining a new class of groups.
We describe a series of complexes that relate to the braid groups as the matching complexes relate to the symmetric groups. A modified construction applies as well to other complexes based on edge sets in graphs. We show that our constructions will yield Cohen-Macauley complexes provided the underlying complexes are Co…
Study on curvature in finitely generated groups, showing positive curvature in specific cases.
problem Understanding curvature in finitely generated groups.
method Analyzing dead-end elements and related elements to find curvature, studying effect of radius.
result Examples of positive curvature for arbitrary radius in lamplighter and Houghton's group.
We compute the higher Σ-invariants Σm(Fn,∞) of the generalized Thompson groups Fn,∞, for all m,n≥2. This extends the n=2 case done by Bieri, Geoghegan and Kochloukova, and the m=2 case done by Kochloukova. Our approach differs from those used in the n=2 and m=2 cases; we look at the …
The study proves properties of specific groups acting on cube complexes.
problem Proving properties of specific groups acting on cube complexes.
method Elementary construction of a contractible cube complex.
result Proves T♯,T∗ are of type F∞ and brHn is of type Fn−1 but not of type Fn. We give a complete computation of the BNSR-invariants Σm(Hn) of the Houghton groups Hn. Partial results were previously obtained by the author, with a conjecture about the full picture, which we now confirm. The proof involves covering relevant subcomplexes of an associated CAT(0) cube complex by their interse…
New groups from strand diagrams show polycyclic subgroups are virtually abelian and undistorted.
problem Understanding the structure of mapping class groups.
method Introducing Chambord groups from braided strand diagrams and semigroup presentations.
result Polycyclic subgroups in Chambord groups are virtually abelian and undistorted.
Hougthon's groups H_n is a family of groups where each H_n consists of `translations at infinity' on n rays of discrete points emanating from the origin on the plane. Brown shows H_n has type FP_n-1 but not FP_n by constructing infinite dimensional cell complex on which H_n acts with certain conditions. We modify his i…
New link groups are derived from torus necklaces, connecting braid groups to reflection groups.
problem Understanding the relationship between braid groups and reflection groups.
method Constructing torus necklaces and linking them to braid groups of J-reflection groups. result Link groups of torus necklaces are precisely braid groups of J-reflection groups, with meridians as braid reflections. The study proves super-rigidity of Gromov's random monster group for various types of groups.
problem Super-rigidity of Gromov's random monster group in various group types.
method Proof of morphisms having finite image and introduction of hereditary super-rigidity.
result Gromov's random monster group has super-rigidity and hereditary super-rigidity with respect to certain groups.
We study the structure of the virtual braid group. It is shown that the virtual braid group is a semi--direct product of the virtual pure braid group and the symmetric group. Also, it is shown that the virtual pure braid group is a semi--direct product of free groups. From these results we obtain a normal form of words…
Virtual twin groups map to symmetric groups, revealing automorphism structure.
problem Understanding homomorphisms between virtual twin groups and symmetric groups.
method Using irreducible right-angled Coxeter groups and right-angled Artin groups.
result A complete description of homomorphisms between virtual twin groups and symmetric groups, including the structure of the automorphism group of VTn. Characterizes group connections on group bundles.
problem Understanding connections on group bundles.
method Characterizes connections as affine spaces and uses the Ambrose-Singer theorem.
result Group connections form an affine space over cocycles.
Study on totally symmetric sets with group applications.
problem Understanding totally symmetric sets and their group applications.
method Survey of existing theory and applications to various groups.
result Exploration of totally symmetric sets in multiple group contexts.
Affine cactus groups are CAT(0) and hyperbolic.
problem Characterizing geometric properties of affine cactus groups.
method Analyzing CAT(0) and hyperbolic properties through group theory.
result Affine cactus groups of degree three are hyperbolic.
The study restricts groups in graph of groups structures.
problem Realizing groups as fundamental groups of graph of groups with restricted vertex groups.
method Analyzes restrictions on groups that can be realized and applies to manifold construction.
result Places constraints on groups that can be realized in graph of groups structures.
New Garside structures found for torus knot groups and related braid groups.
problem Finding Garside structures for torus knot groups and related braid groups.
method Introducing a new Garside monoid M(n,m) for (n,m)-torus knot groups and other braid groups. result New Garside structures for (n,m)-torus knot groups and related braid groups are constructed. Logarithmic separation profile in hyperbolic groups shows hierarchical structure.
problem Understanding hierarchical structure in hyperbolic groups with logarithmic separation.
method Proving groups with logarithmic separation split over cyclic groups and providing counterexamples.
result Not all groups with hierarchical structure have logarithmic separation profile.
New Garside structures derived from groups, leading to new group properties.
problem Creating Garside structures from groups and Artin groups.
method Method for turning direct product of a group G by Z into a Garside group.
result Proved new cases of K(π,1)-conjecture for some hyperbolic type Artin groups.
We describe a procedure for constructing a generalized Thompson group out of a family of groups that is equipped with what we call a cloning system. The previously known Thompson groups F, V, Vbr and Fbr arise from this procedure using, respectively, the systems of trivial groups, symmetric groups, braid groups and pur…
The group of 2-by-2 matrices with integer entries and determinant ±>1 can be identified either with the group of outer automorphisms of a rank two free group or with the group of isotopy classes of homeomorphisms of a 2-dimensional torus. Thus this group is the beginning of three natural sequences of groups, name…
The study restricts normal subgroups of Kähler groups, proving specific cases and general restrictions.
problem Characterizing normal subgroups of Kähler groups.
method Analyzing embeddings and conjugation actions of surface groups and one-ended hyperbolic groups.
result Restrictions on normal subgroups of Kähler groups, including virtual direct products and surface group properties.
New reflection groups derived from torus knots with finite meridians.
problem Understanding reflection groups derived from torus knot groups with finite meridians.
method Using the theory of J-groups and Coxeter groups, study quotients of torus knot groups.
result Classification of toric reflection groups and their properties.
Graphically discrete groups have strong rigidity properties.
problem Understanding the rigidity of group actions on graphs.
method Introducing graphical discreteness and proving rigidity properties.
result Free products of graphically discrete groups are action rigid.
Paper proves vanishing homology groups for certain hyperbolic groups.
problem Understanding homology groups of specific hyperbolic groups.
method Using twisted Wirtinger presentations to prove homology group vanishing.
result Second homology groups vanish for certain Gromov hyperbolic groups.
Study fundamental groups of geometric transformation groups using loop spaces.
problem Understanding fundamental groups of geometric transformation groups.
method Use differential forms on loop spaces to prove infinite fundamental groups.
result Proves infinite fundamental groups for specific geometric transformation groups.
Simple construction of Lie 2-groups from loop group extensions.
problem Constructing Lie 2-groups from loop group extensions.
method Using conjugation action of loop group on its central extension.
result Simple construction of string 2-group as a strict Fréchet Lie 2-group.
Study knot invariants using automorphism groups of free nilpotent groups.
problem Developing knot invariants using automorphism groups.
method Nilpotently p-localization of knot groups and automorphism groups of free nilpotent groups. result Maps from outer automorphism groups yield knot invariants.
We discuss dense embeddings of surface groups and fully residually free groups in topological groups. We show that a compact topological group contains a nonabelian dense free group of finite rank if and only if it contains a dense surface group. Also, we obtain a characterization of those Lie groups which admit a dens…
We exhibit a family of infinite, finitely-presented, nilpotent-by-abelian groups. Each member of this family is a solvable S-arithmetic group that is related to Baumslag-Solitar groups, and everyone of these groups has a quasi-isometry group that is virtually a product of a solvable real Lie group and a solvable p-adic…
The study shows that certain groups can be uniquely identified by their finite abelian summands.
problem Identifying groups based on their finite abelian summands.
method Analyzing hyperbolic groups as graphs of free groups with cyclic edge groups.
result Free products of free and surface groups are profinitely rigid.
Survey on Coxeter groups for Lie group examples.
problem Understanding Coxeter groups and their applications.
method Constructing discrete subgroups of Lie groups using Coxeter groups.
result Coxeter groups provide new examples in discrete subgroups of Lie groups.
In this paper, we briefly review some of the known results concerning the cohomological structures of the mapping class group of surfaces, the outer automorphism group of free groups, the diffeomorphism group of surfaces as well as various subgroups of them such as the Torelli group, the IA outer automorphism group of …
The paper studies actions on Bass-Serre trees and identifies new C∗-simple groups.
problem Investigating actions of fundamental groups on Bass-Serre trees and their C∗-algebraic properties. method Analyzing boundary actions of fundamental groups of graphs of groups on their Bass-Serre trees.
result Identification of new families of C∗-simple groups, including tubular groups and certain graphs of groups. In this article we define the twisted product of groups as the generalization of the semidirect product of groups. We will find the necessary and sufficient condition in order that the twisted product of groups to be a group. In particular, for two copies of the same group, the twisted product of group by itself throug…
We find finite presentations for the automorphism group of the Artin pure braid group and the automorphism group of the pure braid group associated to the full monomial group.
Study the relationship between orbit braid group and equivariant mapping class group on surfaces.
problem Understanding the relationship between mapping class groups and braid groups with group actions.
method Using the fibration F0GMightarrowF(M/G,n) and exact sequence. result The conclusion is closely connected with the braid group of the quotient space.
The paper characterizes crystallographic groups derived from virtual braid and twin groups.
problem Characterizing crystallographic groups from virtual braid and twin groups.
method Analyzing quotients of virtual braid and twin groups by their commutator subgroups.
result The quotients of virtual braid and twin groups by their commutator subgroups are crystallographic groups.
Origamis with specific groups have Veech groups that surject onto SL(2, Z/nZ).
problem Characterizing Veech groups of origamis as totally non-congruence groups.
method Using results on SL(2, Z/nZ) and properties of origamis' deck transformation groups.
result Origamis with certain triangle group quotients have Veech groups that surject onto SL(2, Z/nZ).
New groups are hyperbolic and rigid in mapping class groups.
problem Understanding the structure of Veech groups in mapping class groups.
method Showed that Veech groups are hierarchically hyperbolic and quasi-isometrically rigid.
result Veech groups are hierarchically hyperbolic and quasi-isometrically rigid.
Outer automorphism group of hyperbolic groups is HHG under certain conditions.
problem Characterizing the outer automorphism group of hyperbolic groups.
method Proving finite-index subgroups are central extensions of orbifold mapping class groups with bounded Euler class.
result Outer automorphism group of a one-ended hyperbolic group is virtually a hierarchically hyperbolic group.
Outer automorphism groups of Coxeter groups are trivial except for small ranks.
problem Triviality of outer automorphism groups of Coxeter groups.
method Using Guirardel-Levitt outer space for free products, proving triviality and cyclic order for specific ranks.
result Outer automorphism groups are trivial except for small ranks.
Tree-graded spaces are generalizations of R-trees. They appear as asymptotic cones of groups (when the cones have cut points). Since many questions about endomorphisms and automorphisms of groups, solving equations over groups, studying embeddings of a group into another group, etc. lead to actions of groups on the asy…
Flawed groups are shown to include all finitely generated groups isomorphic to free products of nilpotent groups.
problem Characterizing flawed groups and understanding their topological properties.
method Analyzing finitely presented groups and their deformation retracts onto subspaces of character varieties.
result All finitely generated groups isomorphic to free products of nilpotent groups are flawed.
Computes the component group of arbitrary real algebraic groups.
problem Computing the component group of arbitrary real algebraic groups.
method Structure results on algebraic groups and Galois cohomology methods.
result The group of connected components π0G(R) is an elementary Abelian 2-group.