arXiv research

Convex-cocompact groups in infinite hyperbolic space are deformable.

New examples show some convex-cocompact subgroups are separable.

Characterizes Coxeter groups with convex cocompact representations in projective space.

Anosov subgroups generalize convex-cocompact groups in hyperbolic geometry.

Characterizes convex cocompact actions in projective space with dynamical properties.

New subgroup behavior in genus-2 mapping class group identified.

Proves certain subgroups of genus 2 handlebody group are convex cocompact.

We study a notion of convex cocompactness for discrete subgroups of the projective general linear group acting (not necessarily irreducibly) on real projective space, and give various characterizations. A convex cocompact group in this sense need not be word hyperbolic, but we show that it still has some of the good pr…

Pseudo-Anosov subgroups in surface bundles over tori are convex cocompact.

Two groups with specific limit sets in hyperbolic spaces are identified.

We characterize convex cocompact subgroups of mapping class groups that arise as subgroups of specially embedded right-angled Artin groups. That is, if the right-angled Artin group G in Mod(S) satisfies certain conditions that imply G is quasi-isometrically embedded in Mod(S), then a purely pseudo-Anosov subgroup H of …

Characterizes Anosov representations and strongly convex cocompact groups with eigenvalue gaps.

Constructs hyperbolic reflection groups with 3D limit sets.

Study shows certain subgroups of fibered 3-manifolds are convex cocompact.

Combination theorems for convex projective geometry subgroups.

Study on surface group representations in PU(2,1) leading to convex-cocompact examples.

A Kleinian group $Γ< \mathrm{Isom}(\mathbb H^3)$ is called convex cocompact if any orbit of $Γ$ in $\mathbb H^3$ is quasiconvex or, equivalently, $Γ$ acts cocompactly on the convex hull of its limit set in $\partial \mathbb H^3$. Subgroup stability is a strong quasiconvexity condition in finitely generated groups which…

We characterize convex cocompact subgroups of the mapping class group of a surface in terms of uniform convergence actions on the zero locus of the limit set. We also construct subgroups that act as uniform convergence groups on their limit sets, but are not convex cocompact.

We show that every limit point of a Zariski dense discrete subgroup $Γ$ of the isometry group of a symmetric space of noncompact type is conical if and only if $Γ$ is convex cocompact.

We develop a theory of convex cocompact subgroups of the mapping class group MCG of a closed, oriented surface S of genus at least 2, in terms of the action on Teichmuller space. Given a subgroup G of MCG defining an extension L_G: 1--> pi_1(S) --> L_G --> G -->1 we prove that if L_G is a word hyperbolic group then G i…

New proof for certain groups in higher dimensions.

We introduce a strong notion of quasiconvexity in finitely generated groups, which we call stability. Stability agrees with quasiconvexity in hyperbolic groups and is preserved under quasi-isometry for finitely generated groups. We show that the stable subgroups of mapping class groups are precisely the convex cocompac…

Anosov representations of word hyperbolic groups into higher-rank semisimple Lie groups are representations with finite kernel and discrete image that have strong analogies with convex cocompact representations into rank-one Lie groups. However, the most naive analogy fails: generically, Anosov representations do not a…

Sharp growth tightness proven for group quotients.

Complex hyperbolic Kleinian groups yield Stein manifolds under certain conditions.

In this paper we prove that groups as in the title are convex cocompact in the mapping class group.

We characterize strongly Morse quasi-geodesics in Outer space as quasi-geodesics which project to quasi-geodesics in the free factor graph. We define convex cocompact subgroups of $Out(F_n)$ as subgroups such that an orbit map in the free factor graph is a quasi-isometric embedding, and we characterize such groups via …

This paper presents a study of the asymptotic geometry of groups with contracting elements, with emphasis on a subclass of statistically convex-cocompact (SCC) actions. The class of SCC actions includes relatively hyperbolic groups, CAT(0) groups with rank-1 elements and mapping class groups, among others. We exploit a…

The paper classifies Kleinian groups with Hausdorff dimension less than 1.

New statistical convex-cocompactness found for non-orientable surfaces.

Investigates properties of volume, entropy, and diameter in higher Teichmüller spaces.

Proves EGF representations in specific geometric contexts.

Maps between Hadamard manifolds are quasi-isometric to harmonic maps.

We prove that finitely generated purely loxodromic subgroups of a right-angled Artin group $A(Γ)$ fulfill equivalent conditions that parallel characterizations of convex cocompactness in mapping class groups $\text{Mod}(S)$. In particular, such subgroups are quasiconvex in $A(Γ)$. In addition, we identify a milder cond…

Study continuous paths in discrete subgroups of hyperbolic space, proving combination and decomposition theorems.

Frame flows on certain symmetric spaces mix exponentially.

For a convex cocompact subgroup $G<Mod(S)$, and points $x,y \in Teich(S)$ we obtain asymptotic formulas as $R\to \infty$ of $|B_{R}(x)\cap Gy|$ as well as the number of conjugacy classes of pseudo-Anosov elements in $G$ of dilatation at most $R$. We do this by developing an analogue of Patterson-Sullivan theory for the…

We strengthen the analogy between convex co-compact Kleinian groups and convex co-compact subgroups of the mapping class group of a surface (in the sense of B. Farb and L. Mosher).

New Teichmüller spaces found for higher-dimensional groups.

The energy of harmonic sections of flat bundles of nonpositively curved (NPC) length spaces over a Riemann surface $S$ is a function $E_ρ$ on Teichmüller space $\Teich$ which is a qualitative invariant of the holonomy representation $ρ$ of $π_1(S)$. Adapting ideas of Sacks-Uhlenbeck, Schoen-Yau and Tromba, we show that…

We prove Patterson's conjecture about the singularities of the Selberg zeta function associated to a convex-cocompact, torsion free group acting on a hyperbolic space.

New representations for surface groups in PU(2,1) are stable and larger than convex cocompact ones.

The paper proves a unique conformal measure for Anosov groups and shows local mixing.

There is a forgetful map from the mapping class group of a punctured surface to that of the surface with one fewer puncture. We prove that finitely generated purely pseudo-Anosov subgroups of the kernel of this map are convex cocompact in the sense of B. Farb and L. Mosher. In particular, we obtain an affirmative answe…

Anosov representations give a higher-rank analogue of convex cocompactness in a rank-one Lie group which shares many of its good geometric and dynamical properties; geometric finiteness in rank one may be seen as a controlled weakening of convex cocompactness to allow for isolated failures of hyperbolicity. We introduc…

This paper studies the generic behavior of $k$-tuple elements for $k\ge 2$ in a proper group action with contracting elements, with applications towards relatively hyperbolic groups, CAT(0) groups and mapping class groups. For a class of statistically convex-cocompact action, we show that an exponential generic set of …

We study infinite covolume discrete subgroups of higher rank semisimple Lie groups, motivated by understanding basic properties of Anosov subgroups from various viewpoints (geometric, coarse geometric and dynamical). The class of Anosov subgroups constitutes a natural generalization of convex cocompact subgroups of ran…

Geometric limits of cyclic subgroups in specific groups studied.