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Main Authors: Kapon, Guy, Slutsky, Raz
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.08595
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author Kapon, Guy
Slutsky, Raz
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Slutsky, Raz
contents We show that the Betti numbers of finite-volume negatively curved orbifolds grow at most linearly with the volume, with coefficients in an arbitrary field. In particular, this gives a linear bound for the Betti numbers of finite-volume hyperbolic orbifolds over $\mathbb{F}_p$. This extends a theorem of Gromov from manifolds to orbifolds in negative curvature, and answers a question of Samet, by strengthening his theorem from characteristic $0$ to arbitrary characteristic. The key new input is a quantitative bound on the homology of spherical quotients.
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spellingShingle Betti Numbers of Negatively Curved Orbifolds with Coefficients in Arbitrary Fields
Kapon, Guy
Slutsky, Raz
Geometric Topology
Group Theory
We show that the Betti numbers of finite-volume negatively curved orbifolds grow at most linearly with the volume, with coefficients in an arbitrary field. In particular, this gives a linear bound for the Betti numbers of finite-volume hyperbolic orbifolds over $\mathbb{F}_p$. This extends a theorem of Gromov from manifolds to orbifolds in negative curvature, and answers a question of Samet, by strengthening his theorem from characteristic $0$ to arbitrary characteristic. The key new input is a quantitative bound on the homology of spherical quotients.
title Betti Numbers of Negatively Curved Orbifolds with Coefficients in Arbitrary Fields
topic Geometric Topology
Group Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.08595