arXiv research

It is known that every infinite index quasi-convex subgroup $H$ of a non-elementary hyperbolic group $G$ is a free factor in a larger quasi-convex subgroup of $G$. We give a probabilistic generalization of this result. That is, we show that when $R$ is a subgroup generated by independent random walks in $G$, then $\lan…

The study characterizes subgroups of mapping tori of free groups.

Study growth rates of subgroups in groups with a constricting element.

We show that any infinite order element $g$ of a virtually cyclic hyperbolically embedded subgroup of a group $G$ is Morse, that is to say any quasi-geodesic connecting points in the cyclic group $C$ generated by $g$ stays close to $C$. This answers a question of Dahmani-Guirardel-Osin. What is more, we show that hyper…

Develops theory of relatively geometric actions on CAT(0) cube complexes.

New findings on hyperbolic groups and their boundaries.

The Cannon Conjecture from the geometric group theory asserts that a word hyperbolic group that acts effectively on its boundary, and whose boundary is homeomorphic to the 2-sphere, is isomorphic to a Kleinian group. We prove the following Criterion for Cannon's Conjecture: A hyperbolic group $G$ (that acts effectively…

We prove that all elements of infinite order in $Out(F_n)$ have positive translation lengths; moreover, they are bounded away from zero. Consequences include a new proof that solvable subgroups of $Out(F_n)$ are finitely generated and virtually abelian and the new result that such subgroups are quasi-convex.

We prove that if every hyperbolic group is residually finite, then every quasi-convex subgroup of every hyperbolic group is separable. The main tool is relatively hyperbolic Dehn filling.

The intersection pattern of the translates of the limit set of a quasi-convex subgroup of a hyperbolic group can be coded in a natural incidence graph, which suggests connections with the splittings of the ambient group. A similar incidence graph exists for any subgroup of a group. We show that the disconnectedness of …

Characterizes geometric actions on graphs with flexible stabilizers.

Study stabilizes representations of hyperbolic groups, finding new characterizations.

Graphically discrete groups have strong rigidity properties.

Given a hyperbolic subgroup $H$ of a hyperbolic group $G$ for which a Cannon-Thurston map $\hat i:\partial H \ra \partial G$ exists, we study the limit set $Λ_H$ of $H$ with respect to its action on $\partial G$. We prove that the set of conical limit points is exactly the subset of $Λ_H$ consisting of the points to wh…

Exponential growth of stable subgroups in Morse geodesics.

Study contractibility of boundaries in convex sets and limit sets of subgroups.

The main theorem of this paper classifies the quasi-geodesics in a Coxeter group that are tracked by geodesics. As corollaries, we show that if a Coxeter group acts geometrically on a CAT(0) space X then CAT(0) rays (and lines) are tracked by Cayley graph geodesics, all special subgroups of the Coxeter group are quasi-…

Study cash-subadditive risk measures without quasi-convexity.

Study of groups and their quasi-isometrically embedded subgroups.

Let X be a hyperbolic surface and H the fundamental group of a hyperbolic 3-manifold that fibers over the circle with fiber X. Using the Birman exact sequence, H embeds in the mapping class group Mod(Y) of the surface Y obtained by removing a point from X. We prove that a subgroup G in H is convex cocompact in Mod(Y) i…

Unified framework for robust risk measures beyond convexity.

If a torsion-free hyperbolic group G has 1-dimensional boundary, then the boundary is a Menger curve or a Sierpinski carpet provided G does not split over a cyclic group. When the boundary of G is a Sierpinski carpet we show that G is a quasi-convex subgroup of a 3-dimensional hyperbolic Poincare duality group. We also…

The paper defines quasi-convex subsets in spaces with lower curvature bound.

We prove that cubulated hyperbolic groups are virtually special. The proof relies on results of Haglund and Wise which also imply that they are linear groups, and quasi-convex subgroups are separable. A consequence is that closed hyperbolic 3-manifolds have finite-sheeted Haken covers, which resolves the virtual Haken …

We show that for every simple closed curve α, the extremal length and the hyperbolic length of αare quasi-convex functions along any Teichmuller geodesic. As a corollary, we conclude that, in Teichmuller space equipped with the Teichmuller metric, balls are quasi- convex.

Paper infers intrinsic dimension from quasi-convex measurements.

Geodesic flows on specific manifolds are structurally stable.

In this paper, we will use Kahn-Markovic's almost totally geodesic surfaces to construct certain $π_1$-injective 2-complexes in closed hyperbolic 3-manifolds. Such 2-complexes are locally almost totally geodesic except along a 1-dimensional subcomplex. Using Agol and Wise's result that fundamental groups of hyperbolic …

A Polish group $G$ is called a group of quasi-invariance or a QI-group, if there exist a locally compact group $X$ and a probability measure $μ$ on $X$ such that 1) there exists a continuous monomorphism of $G$ to $X$, and 2) for each $g\in X$ either $g\in G$ and the shift $μ_g$ is equivalent to $μ$ or $g\not\in G$ and…

This expository paper presents elementary proofs of four basic results concerning derivatives of quasi-convex functions. They are combined into a fifth theorem which is simple to apply and adequate in many cases. Along the way we establish the equivalence of the basic lemmas of Jensen and Slodkowski.

Suppose $τ$ is a train track on a surface $S$. Let $C(τ)$ be the set of isotopy classes of simple closed curves carried by $τ$. Masur and Minsky [2004] prove $C(τ)$ is quasi-convex inside the curve complex $C(S)$. We prove the complement, $C(S) - C(τ)$, is quasi-convex.

We introduce the notions of geometric height and graded (geometric) relative hyperbolicity in this paper. We use these to characterize quasiconvexity in hyperbolic groups, relative quasiconvexity in relatively hyperbolic groups, and convex cocompactness in mapping class groups and $Out(F_n)$. Corrigendum: there is an u…

Paper introduces quasi-logconvex risk measures and their properties.

Geometric interpretation of Fock-Goncharov positivity and disk stabilization in symmetric space.

Stable subgroups and the Morse boundary are two systematic approaches to collect and study the hyperbolic aspects of finitely generated groups. In this paper we unify and generalize these strategies by viewing any geodesic metric space as a countable union of stable subspaces: we show that every stable subgroup is a qu…

The main point of this paper is to prove the following useful result: If the almost everywhere 2-jet of a locally quasi-convex function u satisfies a degenerate elliptic constraint F, then u is F-subharmonic, i.e., u is a viscosity F-subsolution. This AE Theorem makes otherwise difficult results transparent. Some insta…

We show that for $X$ a proper $\mathrm{CAT}(-1)$ space there is a maximal open subset of the horofunction compactification of $X\times X$ with respect to the maximum metric that compactifies the diagonal action of an infinite quasi-convex group of the isometries of $X$. We also consider the product action of two quasi-…

Study coning totally geodesic boundaries of hyperbolic manifolds.

New insights into risk aversion for complex decision models.

Proves one-relator groups with negative immersions are hyperbolic and virtually special.

We extend the idea and techniques in \cite{Miao} to study variational effect of the boundary geometry on the ADM mass of an asymptotically flat manifold. We show that, for a Lipschitz asymptotically flat metric extension of a bounded Riemannian domain with quasi-convex boundary, if the boundary mean curvature of the ex…

We present DANTE, a novel method for training neural networks using the alternating minimization principle. DANTE provides an alternate perspective to traditional gradient-based backpropagation techniques commonly used to train deep networks. It utilizes an adaptation of quasi-convexity to cast training a neural networ…

Let S be the boundary of a handlebody M. We prove that the set of curves in S that are boundaries of disks in M, considered as a subset of the complex of curves of S, is quasi-convex.

The paper studies automorphisms of RAAGs and RACGs, proving properties of their fixed subgroups.

The dynamics of representations into PSL_d(R) are studied for surfaces of genus at least 3.

We analyze the optimization landscape of α-loss in logistic models.

Introduces Lambda Expected Shortfall as a risk measure generalizing ES.

We prove, for any n, that there is a closed connected orientable surface S so that the hyperbolic space H^n almost-isometrically embeds into the Teichmüller space of S, with quasi-convex image lying in the thick part. As a consequence, H^n quasi-isometrically embeds in the curve complex of S.