Tree-graded spaces and asymptotic cones of groups

Universal tree-graded spaces and asymptotic cones

We define and give explicit construction of the universal tree-graded space with a given collection of pieces. We apply that to proving uniqueness of asymptotic cones of relatively hyperbolic groups whose peripheral subgroups have unique asymptotic cones. Modulo the Continuum Hypothesis, we show that if an asymptotic cone of a geodesic metric space is homogeneous and has cut points, then it is the universal tree-graded space with pieces - maximal connected subsets without their own cut points. Thus it is completely determined by its collection of pieces.

Tree-graded asymptotic cones

We study the bilipschitz equivalence type of tree-graded spaces, showing that asymptotic cones of relatively hyperbolic groups (resp. asymptotic cones of groups containing a cut-point) only depend on the bilipschitz equivalence types of the pieces in the standard (resp. minimal) tree-graded structure. In particular, the asymptotic cones of many relatively hyperbolic groups do not depend on the scaling factor. We also describe the asymptotic cones as above "explicitly". Part of these results were obtained independently and simultaneously by D. Osin and M. Sapir.

Groups acting on tree-graded spaces and splittings of relatively hyperbolic group

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 asymptotic cones, it is natural to consider actions of groups on tree-graded spaces. We develop a theory of such actions which generalizes the well known theory of groups acting on R-trees. As applications of our theory, we describe, in particular, relatively hyperbolic groups with …

离散树度化空间的基本群

Fundamental Groups of Disjointly Tree-Graded Spaces

研究离散树度化空间的基本群结构，通过片段基本群的自由乘积逆极限来刻画其基本群。

Assouad-Nagata dimension of tree-graded spaces

Given a metric space $X$ of finite asymptotic dimension, we consider a quasi-isometric invariant of the space called dimension function. The space is said to have asymptotic Assouad-Nagata dimension less or equal $n$ if there is a linear dimension function in this dimension. We prove that if $X$ is a tree-graded space (as introduced by C. Drutu and M. Sapir) and for some positive integer $n$ a function $f$ serves as an $n$-dimensional dimension function for all pieces of $X$, then the function $300\cdot f$ serves as an $n$-dimensional dimension function for $X$. As a corollary we find a formul…

超曲面上的分级布里金曼双对数恒等式

Graded Bridgeman dilogarithm identities on hyperbolic surfaces

本文提出超曲面上分级布里金曼双对数恒等式的建立及其在正交测地线研究中的应用。