Cohomoloy of $Aut(F_n)$

The homology of invariant group chains

If $Q$ is a group acting as a group of automorphisms of another group $G$ (with finite orbits), denote by $C_*(G)^Q$ the subcomplex of $Q$-invariant chains in the bar complex $C_*(G)$. In this paper, we study the homology of the complex $C_*(G)^Q$ and compute several examples.

On the second homology group of the Torelli subgroup of Aut(F_n)

Let IA_n be the Torelli subgroup of Aut(F_n). We give an explicit finite set of generators for H_2(IA_n) as a GL_n(Z)-module. Corollaries include a version of surjective representation stability for H_2(IA_n), the vanishing of the GL_n(Z)-coinvariants of H_2(IA_n), and the vanishing of the second rational homology group of the level l congruence subgroup of Aut(F_n). Our generating set is derived from a new group presentation for IA_n which is infinite but which has a simple recursive form.

A finite presentation for the automorphism group of the first homology of a non-orientable surface over $\mathbb Z_2$ preserving the mod $2$ intersection form

Let $\operatorname{Aut}(H_1(N_g;\mathbb Z_2),\cdot )$ be the group of automorphisms on the first homology group with $\mathbb Z_2$ coefficient of a closed non-orientable surface $N_g$ preserving the mod $2$ intersection form. In this paper, we obtain a finite presentation for $\operatorname{Aut}(H_1(N_g;\mathbb Z_2),\cdot )$. As applications we calculate the first homology group and the second homology group of $\operatorname{Aut}(H_1(N_g;\mathbb Z_2),\cdot )$.

Linear representations of Aut(F_r) on the homology of representation varieties

Let G be a compact semisimple linear Lie group. We study the action of Aut(F_r) on the space H_*(G^r;\QQ). We compute the image of this representation and prove that it only depends on the rank of the Lie algebra of G. We show that the kernel of this representation is always the Torrelli subgroup IA_r of Aut(F_r).

The rational stable homology of mapping class groups of universal nil-manifolds

We compute the rational stable homology of the automorphism groups of free nilpotent groups. These groups interpolate between the general linear groups over the ring of integers and the automorphism groups of free groups, and we employ functor homology to reduce to the abelian case. As an application, we also compute the rational stable homology of the outer automorphism groups and of the mapping class groups of the associated aspherical nil-manifolds in the TOP, PL, and DIFF categories.

Detecting the growth of free group automorphisms by their action on the homology of subgroups of finite index

We prove that if F is a finitely generated free group and f:F -> F is an automorphism with polynomial growth of degree d, then there exists a characteristic subgroup S < F of finite index such that the induced automorphism of the abelianisation of S also grows polynomially of degree d. The proof is geometric in nature and makes use of improved relative train track representatives.

Assembling homology classes in automorphism groups of free groups

The observation that a graph of rank $n$ can be assembled from graphs of smaller rank $k$ with $s$ leaves by pairing the leaves together leads to a process for assembling homology classes for $Out(F_n)$ and $Aut(F_n)$ from classes for groups $Γ_{k,s}$, where the $Γ_{k,s}$ generalize $Out(F_k)=Γ_{k,0}$ and $Aut(F_k)=Γ_{k,1}$. The symmetric group $Σ_s$ acts on $H_*(Γ_{k,s})$ by permuting leaves, and for trivial rational coefficients we compute the $Σ_s$-module structure on $H_*(Γ_{k,s})$ completely for $k \leq 2$. Assembling these classes then produces all the known nontrivial rational homology …

Diagonal complexes and the integral homology of the automorphism group of a free product

The main goal of this paper is a calculation of the integral (co)homology of the group of symmetric automorphisms of a free product. We proceed by giving a geometric interpretation of symmetric automorphisms via a moduli space of certain diagrams, which we name cactus products. To describe this moduli space a theory of diagonal complexes is introduced. This offers a generalisation of the theory of right-angled Artin groups in that each diagonal complex defines what we call a diagonal right-angled Artin group (DRAAG).

Homology and closure properties of autostackable groups

Autostackability for finitely presented groups is a topological property of the Cayley graph combined with formal language theoretic restrictions, that implies solvability of the word problem. The class of autostackable groups is known to include all asynchronously automatic groups with respect to a prefix-closed normal form set, and all groups admitting finite complete rewriting systems. Although groups in the latter two classes all satisfy the homological finiteness condition $FP_\infty$, we show that the class of autostackable groups includes a group that is not of type $FP_3$. We also show…

Actions of automorphism groups of free groups on homology spheres and acyclic manifolds

For n at least 3, let SAut(F_n) denote the unique subgroup of index two in the automorphism group of a free group. The standard linear action of SL(n,Z) on R^n induces non-trivial actions of SAut(F_n) on R^n and on S^{n-1}. We prove that SAut(F_n) admits no non-trivial actions by homeomorphisms on acyclic manifolds or spheres of smaller dimension. Indeed, SAut(F_n) cannot act non-trivially on any generalized Z_2-homology sphere of dimension less than n-1, nor on any Z_2-acyclic Z_2-homology manifold of dimension less than n. It follows that SL(n,Z) cannot act non-trivially on such spaces eithe…

Growth of homology torsion of metabelian groups

We study the growth of torsion in the abelianizations of finite index subgroups in finitely generated metabelian groups. This complements earlier work of Kar, Kropholler and the author which covered the finitely presented amenable groups.

树、同调与 RAAG 的自同构群

Trees, homology, and automorphism groups of RAAGs

本文针对定义图为树的 RAAG，研究其自同构群中显式有限指数子群的同调，利用深顶点的数量与度数给出第一 Betti 数下界，并组合分析其随树规模变化的平均值。

Automorphisms and homology of non-positively curved cube complexes

We define an integer-valued invariant of special cube complexes called the genus, and prove that having genus one characterizes special cube complexes with abelian fundamental group. Using the genus, we obtain a new proof that the fundamental group of a special cube complex is either free abelian or surjects onto a non-cyclic free group. We also investigate automorphisms of special cube complexes, and give a new geometric proof that the Torelli subgroup for a right-angled Artin group is torsion-free.

Central stability for the homology of congruence subgroups and the second homology of Torelli groups

We prove a representation stability result for the second homology groups of Torelli subgroups of mapping class groups and automorphism groups of free groups. This strengthens the results of Boldsen-Hauge Dollerup and Day-Putman. We also prove a new representation stability result for the homology of certain congruence subgroups, partially improving upon the work of Putman-Sam. These results follow from a general theorem on syzygies of certain modules with finite polynomial degree.

The Magnus representation and homology cobordism groups of homology cylinders

A homology cylinder over a compact manifold is a homology cobordism between two copies of the manifold together with a boundary parametrization. We study abelian quotients of the homology cobordism group of homology cylinders. For homology cylinders over general surfaces, it was shown by Cha, Friedl and Kim that their homology cobordism groups have infinitely generated abelian quotient groups by using Reidemeister torsion invariants. In this paper, we first investigate their abelian quotients again by using another invariant called the Magnus representation. After that, we apply the machinery …

$\noperatorname{IA}_n$ 关于 Jacobi 图空间系数的第一同调

The first homology of $\operatorname{IA}_n$ with coefficients in spaces of Jacobi diagrams

本文计算了 $\noperatorname{IA}_n$ 关于 Jacobi 图模 $A_2(n)$ 的第一同调，并证明了 $A''_2(3)$ 的自对偶性。

多项式增长映射圆柱的同调增长

Homology growth of polynomially growing mapping tori

本文研究多项式增长自同构的映射圆柱的同调增长性质，证明其具有廉价重建性质并显示torsion同调增长在Farber序列下消失。

Entropy of automorphisms, homology and the intrinsic polynomial structure of nilpotent groups

We study the word length entropy of automorphisms of residually nilpotent groups, and how the entropy of such group automorphisms relates to the entropy of induced automorphisms on various nilpotent quotients. We show that much like the structure of a nilpotent group is dictated to a large degree by its abelianization, the entropy of an automorphism of a nilpotent group is dictated by its entropy on the abelianization. We give some applications to the study of pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms of surfaces. In particular, we show that if $ψ$ is a non--homological pseudo-Anosov homeomorphism of a sur…

Computing Adapted Bases for Conformal Automorphism Groups of Riemann Surfaces

The concept of an adapted homology basis for a prime order conformal automorphism of a compact Riemann surface extends to arbitrary finite groups of conformal automorphisms. Here we compute some examples of adapted homology bases for some groups of automorphisms. The method is to begin by apply the Schreier-Reidemeister rewriting process along with the Schreier-Reidemeister Theorem and then to eliminate generators and relations until there is one single large defining relation for the fundamental group in which every generator and its inverse occurs. We are then able to compute the action of t…

克雷莫纳群的同调稳定性不成立，但其稳定同调是非平凡的

Homological stability fails for the Cremona groups, yet their stable homology is non-trivial

本文研究克雷莫纳群，发现其同调稳定性不成立，但证明其稳定同调由非平凡无限循环空间表示，为这类群的同调研究提供了新视角。

Buildings, Group Homology and Lattices

This is the author's PhD thesis, published at the Universität Münster, Germany in 2010. It contains a detailed description of the results of arXiv:0903.1989, arXiv:0905.0071 and arXiv:0908.2713.

Higher limits, homology theories and fr-codes

This text is based on lectures given by authors in summer 2015. It contains an introduction to the theory of limits over the category of presentations, with examples of different well-known functors like homology or derived functors of non-additive functors in a form of derived limits. The theory of so-called ${\bf fr}$-codes also is developed. This is a method how different functors from the category of groups to the category of abelian groups, such as group homology, tensor products of abelianization, can be coded as sentences in the alphabet with two symbols ${\bf f}$ and ${\bf r}$.