Iniotakis, Jan-Mark (2003) Boundaries for CAT(0) groups. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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In this thesis we construct a boundary δG for an arbitrary CAT(0) group G. This boundary is compact and invariant under group isomorphisms. It carries a canonical (possibly trivial) G-action by homeomorphisms. For each geometric action of G on a CAT(0) space X there exists a canonical G-equivariant continuous map T : δG → δX. If G is a word-hyperbolic CAT(0) group, its boundary δG coincides with the usual Gromov boundary. If G is free abelian of rank k, its boundary is homeomorphic to the sphere Sk-1. For product groups of the types G X Zk and G x H, where G and H are non-elementary word-hyperbolic CAT(0) groups, the boundary is worked out explicitly. Finally, we prove that the marked length spectrum associated to a geometric action of a torsion-free word-hyperbolic group on a CAT(0) space determines the isometry type of the CAT(0) space up to an additive constant.

Item Type:	Thesis or Dissertation (PhD)
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Hyperbolic groups, Hyperbolic spaces
Official Date:	June 2003
Dates:	Date Event June 2003 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Mathematics Institute
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Epstein, D. B. A.
Sponsors:	Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst ; Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes ; Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Format of File:	pdf
Extent:	v, 111 leaves : illustrations
Language:	eng

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