Quasi-convexity of hyperbolically embedded subgroups (Q303770)

Let \(G\) be a group. An element \(g \in G\) is called Morse if the map \(n \mapsto g^n\) is a quasi-isometric embedding and any \((\mu , c)\)-quasi-geodesic whose endpoints are in \(\langle g\rangle\) is contained in the neighbourhood \(N_C(\langle g\rangle)\), where \(C=C(\mu , c)\). It is proved that if the infinite order element \(g\) of a finitely generated group \(G\) is contained in a virtually cyclic subgroup \(E(g)\) which is hyperbolically embedded in \(G\), then \(g\) is Morse. This answers a question of \textit{F. Dahmani} et al. [Mem. Am. Math. Soc. 1156, iii--vi, 149 p. (2016; Zbl 1396.20041)]. Also a definition of what it means for a collection of subspaces of a metric case to be hyperbolically embedded is given and it is shown that the axes of pseudo-Anosovs are hyperbolically embedded in the Teichmüller space endowed with the Weil-Petersson metric.