A characterization of virtually cyclic outer automorphism groups of right-angled Coxeter groups
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| author | Hodges, Christina Angharad |
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| contents | Existing research gives conditions for when the outer automorphism group of a graph product of primary cyclic groups $W_Γ$ is finite, virtually abelian, or large. We seek to prove a set of conditions for when this outer automorphism group is virtually cyclic. To this end, we study the finite index subgroup $\text{Out}^0(W_Γ)$, which is generated by specific partial conjugations. The presence or absence of Coxeter and non-Coxeter separating intersections of links (SILs), separating triple intersections of links (STILs), and flexible separating intersections of links (FSILs) in $Γ$ determines algebraic properties of $\text{Out}^0(W_Γ)$. We identify each SIL with a pair of partial conjugations in $\text{Out}^0(W_Γ)$ and place restrictions on the SILs in $Γ$ to ensure that $\text{Out}^0(W_Γ)$ is virtually $\mathbb{Z}$ both when $Γ$ is connected or disconnected. In particular, this applies to the study of right-angled Coxeter groups. This paper is a slightly shorter version of the author's master's thesis from Tufts University. |
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| spellingShingle | A characterization of virtually cyclic outer automorphism groups of right-angled Coxeter groups Hodges, Christina Angharad Group Theory Existing research gives conditions for when the outer automorphism group of a graph product of primary cyclic groups $W_Γ$ is finite, virtually abelian, or large. We seek to prove a set of conditions for when this outer automorphism group is virtually cyclic. To this end, we study the finite index subgroup $\text{Out}^0(W_Γ)$, which is generated by specific partial conjugations. The presence or absence of Coxeter and non-Coxeter separating intersections of links (SILs), separating triple intersections of links (STILs), and flexible separating intersections of links (FSILs) in $Γ$ determines algebraic properties of $\text{Out}^0(W_Γ)$. We identify each SIL with a pair of partial conjugations in $\text{Out}^0(W_Γ)$ and place restrictions on the SILs in $Γ$ to ensure that $\text{Out}^0(W_Γ)$ is virtually $\mathbb{Z}$ both when $Γ$ is connected or disconnected. In particular, this applies to the study of right-angled Coxeter groups. This paper is a slightly shorter version of the author's master's thesis from Tufts University. |
| title | A characterization of virtually cyclic outer automorphism groups of right-angled Coxeter groups |
| topic | Group Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.27288 |