Perfect kernel and dynamics: from Bass-Serre theory to hyperbolic groups

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Main Authors: Azuelos, Pénélope, Gaboriau, Damien
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author Azuelos, Pénélope
Gaboriau, Damien
author_facet Azuelos, Pénélope
Gaboriau, Damien
contents We introduce several approaches to studying the Cantor-Bendixson decomposition of and the dynamics on the (topological) space of subgroups for various families of countable groups. In particular, we uncover the perfect kernel and the Cantor-Bendixson rank of the space of subgroups of many new groups, including for instance infinitely ended groups, limit groups, hyperbolic 3-manifold groups and many graphs of groups. We also study the topological dynamics of the conjugation action on the perfect kernel, establishing the conditions for topological transitivity and higher topological transitivity. As an application, we obtain many new examples of groups in the class A of Glasner and Monod, i.e. admitting faithful transitive amenable actions. This includes for example right-angled Artin groups, limit groups, finitely presented C'(1/6) small cancellation groups, random groups at density d<1/6, and more generally all virtually compact special groups.
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spellingShingle Perfect kernel and dynamics: from Bass-Serre theory to hyperbolic groups
Azuelos, Pénélope
Gaboriau, Damien
Group Theory
Dynamical Systems
20E, 37B (Primary) 20F67, 20F65, 37B20 (Secondary)
We introduce several approaches to studying the Cantor-Bendixson decomposition of and the dynamics on the (topological) space of subgroups for various families of countable groups. In particular, we uncover the perfect kernel and the Cantor-Bendixson rank of the space of subgroups of many new groups, including for instance infinitely ended groups, limit groups, hyperbolic 3-manifold groups and many graphs of groups. We also study the topological dynamics of the conjugation action on the perfect kernel, establishing the conditions for topological transitivity and higher topological transitivity. As an application, we obtain many new examples of groups in the class A of Glasner and Monod, i.e. admitting faithful transitive amenable actions. This includes for example right-angled Artin groups, limit groups, finitely presented C'(1/6) small cancellation groups, random groups at density d<1/6, and more generally all virtually compact special groups.
title Perfect kernel and dynamics: from Bass-Serre theory to hyperbolic groups
topic Group Theory
Dynamical Systems
20E, 37B (Primary) 20F67, 20F65, 37B20 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.05954